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Jun 12, 2008 5:30 am US/Pacific

Zimbabwe Opposition Official Faces Treason Charges

CBS News Interactive: About Southern Africa

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) ―

Click to enlarge 1 of 1: Zimbabwe MDC(Movement for Democratic change) Secretary General Tendai Biti speaks on May 08, 2008 at the Centre for the book in Cape Town as part of an event organized by the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation.
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Police say the No. 2 Zimbabwean opposition official will be charged with treason, which can carry the death penalty.

Police say documents linked to Tendai Biti, secretary-general of the Movement for Democratic Change, discuss changing Zimbabwe's government.

Party officials say separately that MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai has been detained again at a roadblock and taken to a police station.

Biti was arrested Thursday at the Harare airport upon returning from South Africa.

Police spokesman Wayne Bvudzijena says Biti will also be charged with making false statements, a charge that refers to accusations he announced election results before the official count was released.