Harare, 12 May-(ANA)-Zimbabwe police have arrested and charged a newspaper editor and a journalist, a move likely to concern Western donors who say they will only pour in money to the shattered economy once political reforms are implemented.
The detentions will almost certainly raise tensions in the new unity government between President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai.
Vincent Kahiya, editor of the Zimbabwe Independent and Constantine Chimakure, its news editor, were arrested on Monday over an article which named police and security agents allegedly involved in the abduction of rights activists from Tvangirai's MDC party, said their lawyer Innocent Chagonda.
"They are currently in custody. They are being charged for publishing statements which are wholly or materially false with the intention of lowering public confidence in law enforcement agencies," said Chagonda.
They could be brought to court in the next two days, he said. (ANA)
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