News:War Veterans' Spokesperson, Douglas Mahiya Arrested

<vote /> Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association secretary for information and publicity Mr Douglas Mahiya has been arrested. Sources close to the matter said Mr Mahiya was picked by the police yesterday afternoon.

Mahiya quoted controversy after he presided over a war veterans meeting that denounced Robert Mugabe. At the same meeting, a communiqué was issued to members of the media. Among other things, the communiqué purported that war veterans had renounced President Mugabe’s leadership.

Defence Minister Sydney Sekeramayi said the treasonous communiqué could be the work of Fifth Columnists. It is understood that Government had already engaged its security apparatus to establish the origins of the communiqué and those behind its circulation.