The three men have been linked to a party faction loyal to Mugabe’s wife, Grace, whose presidential ambitions triggered the military intervention. “I was in the custody of armed persons who were dressed in soldiers’ uniforms,” said Chombo, who has been charged with corruption. Several days ago, his captors told him to pack his things and they drove him home, he said. “There’s no such thing as a military arrest.”However, state prosecutor Edmore Nyazamba said the police arrest of Chombo was lawful and that there was no evidence the “armed men” who previously held him belonged to the military. The detained youth leaders, Kudzanai Chipanga and Innocent Hamandishe, have been accused of denigrating the military.

Source: thestar November 25, 2017 15:00 UTC