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Zimbabwean activist charged in anti-government plot
24 Dec 2008 14:30:28 GMT
Source: Reuters
HARARE, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Prosecutors on Wednesday charged former Zimbabwean newscaster Jestina Mukoko and nine other opposition activists with plotting to overthrow President Robert Mugabe's government.

Mukoko, the most prominent activist, head of the Zimbabwe Peace Project, was taken away at gunpoint in Harare on Dec. 3 by unidentified men. If found guilty the activists could face the death penalty, lawyers said.


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