Two Zimbabwe Opposition Lawmakers Arrested
Two more lawmakers from Zimbabwe’s main opposition Movement for Democratic Change party have been arrested on charges of incitement, the party and a relative said on Wednesday. Ian Kay, one of only two white members of parliament, and Amos Chibaya were currently in police custody and had yet to appear in court. “He was arrested yesterday (Tuesday) and they are charging him for all the violence which has broken out in Mashonaland East province,” Kay’s wife Kerry told AFP. “He is due to appear in court today in Marondera.” MDC spokesman Luke Tamborinyoka said Chibaya, who is a lawmaker for Mkoba in the Gweru region, was detained on Wednesday morning on charges of trying to stir up revolt in police ranks. “He was arrested this morning for inciting junior officers to rebel against their seniors,” he told AFP. “The police said he made the remarks at a rally,” he said without disclosing where the rally was held. There was no immediate reaction to either arrest from the police. On May 12, police also arrested MDC lawmaker Heya Shoko on public violence charges. The MDC won control of parliament from President Robert Mugabe’s long-ruling ZANU PF party at elections on March 29. Mugabe was also beaten into second place in a simultaneous presidential election and must now do battle with MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai in a run-off ballot on June 27.
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