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September 2009 Vol 11, National News

Zimbabwe's opposition MDC boycotts unity government

By AP   Fri, Oct 16, 2009

Harare - Zimbabwe's prime minister says he is disengaging from the unity government because of the "persecution" of a top aide.

Harare - Zimbabwe's prime minister says he is disengaging from the unity government because of the "persecution" of a top aide.

Longtime opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai said on Friday, "We are not really pulling out officially." He said his party would not attend Cabinet meetings or engage in executive work with President Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF party. Tsvangirai said his Movement for Democratic Change party would continue parliament activities.

Tsvangirai said the freeze will continue until the dispute over Roy Bennett's trial and other issues are resolved.

Bennett is being tried on charges linked to long-discredited allegations that his party plotted Mugabe's violent overthrow.

Tsvangirai and Mugabe entered the unity government in February.

By AP

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