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A judge in Zimbabwe has cleared 14 opposition party members who were facing charges of inciting political violence, the Movement for Democratic Change said.

The court acquitted them Monday on the grounds that the state failed to produce an eyewitness to testify about what happened. The only witness, a police officer, died Monday morning, the MDC statement said.

The party said that more than a thousand members remain in police custody on "trumped up" charges of political violence. Read full article »

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