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Try Zim arms accused - lawyers
10/03/2006 15:31 - (SA)
Harare - Lawyers for a group of people arrested over an arms cache discovery in eastern Zimbabwe are preparing an urgent application for them to be brought to court, one of the lawyers said on Friday.
"We're actually drafting an urgent court application, to ensure our clients are taken to court," said Lawrence Chibwe.
At least four officials and activists of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change, including the MP for Mutare North, Giles Mutsekwa, were among at least 16 people arrested this week in connection with the discovery of weapons at a house in the border city of Mutare.
Some include serving members of the Zimbabwean police, state radio has said.
The weapons - including machine guns, rifles, pistols and ammunition - were found on Monday when police raided the home of Mutare resident Michael Hitschmann.
State radio has claimed the weapons were to be used by the MDC in acts of terrorism, but the party has denied any link to the cache.
- SAPA
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