The leader of a breakaway faction of the Movement for Democratic Change, Arthur Mutambara was arrested by the police on Sunday morning at his home in Harare.
“He was arrested for publishing falsehoods and for contempt of court for an opinion article he wrote in April.” His lawyer Harrison Nkomo told AFP.
Arthur Mutambara recently pledge to work with main Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai to defeat Robert Mugabe at a run-off election end of this month.
One of his senior allies, former lawmaker Trudy Stevenson, confirmed that Mutambara was picked up at his Harare home by police on Sunday morning and taken to Harare Central police station.
The editor of a Zimbabwe independent newspaper The Standard was arrested last month over the article written by Mutambara which accused president Robert Mugabe of running down the Zimbabwe economy and his security forces of abuse.
His lawyer Harrison Nkomo said he does not expect Mutambara to be brought before a court until Tuesday.
“I’m only expecting him in court on Tuesday as no questioning will take place today. The questioning will only start tomorrow,” he said. – AFP
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