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| MDC's Bennett trial due to resume | MDC's Bennett trial due to resume |
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| The divisive trial of a senior aide to Zimbabwe's prime minister is due to resume in the capital Harare. | |
| Roy Bennett was to become the country's deputy agriculture minister but was arrested in February on terror charges. | Roy Bennett was to become the country's deputy agriculture minister but was arrested in February on terror charges. |
| Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has called for the trial, which he calls a "malicious prosecution", to stop. | Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has called for the trial, which he calls a "malicious prosecution", to stop. |
| Last Thursday, he ended a three-week boycott of the coalition government he formed with President Robert Mugabe in protest at Mr Bennett's treatment. | Last Thursday, he ended a three-week boycott of the coalition government he formed with President Robert Mugabe in protest at Mr Bennett's treatment. |
| Mr Bennett faces charges of terrorism, insurgency, sabotage and banditry in a case that the Movement for Democratic Change says is politically motivated. He denies all the charges against him. | Mr Bennett faces charges of terrorism, insurgency, sabotage and banditry in a case that the Movement for Democratic Change says is politically motivated. He denies all the charges against him. |
| On Sunday, Mr Tsvangirai told a rally on the outskirts of the capital that Mr Bennett "must be treated fairly". | On Sunday, Mr Tsvangirai told a rally on the outskirts of the capital that Mr Bennett "must be treated fairly". |
| His case dates back to 2006 when a weapons dealer who was accused of plotting to assassinate the president implicated Mr Bennett in a confession he says was given under torture. | His case dates back to 2006 when a weapons dealer who was accused of plotting to assassinate the president implicated Mr Bennett in a confession he says was given under torture. |