Zimbabwe police have arrested a man in connection with last month’s slaying of an opposition member during a tension-filled by-election that was won by the ruling party, a police spokesperson said on Tuesday.
Assistant Commissioner Wayne Bvudzijena said a 43-year-old man was arrested near the capital, Harare, on Monday over the fatal March 28 shooting of Francis Chinozvinya of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC).
”He [the suspect] has been charged with murder,” said Bvudzijena, adding that a pistol was recovered from the man, who is likely to appear in court on Wednesday.
However, Bvudzijena could not say whether the suspect, whose name he could not reveal, is a member of President Robert Mugabe’s ruling Zanu-PF.
Chinozvinya was shot and killed when Zanu-PF activists stormed his party’s campaign centre during a by-election in Chitungwiza, 25km south of Harare, according to the MDC.
The area is a traditional stronghold of the MDC. — Sapa-AFP