Row as Bennet gets detained

16 October 2009 - 02:00
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HARARE - Zimbabwe prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai called off a ministerial meeting yesterday after a magistrate's court detained top aide Roy Bennett ahead of his trial on terrorism charges.

HARARE - Zimbabwe prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai called off a ministerial meeting yesterday after a magistrate's court detained top aide Roy Bennett ahead of his trial on terrorism charges.

"The prime minister has suspended the council of ministers' meeting and any government appointments until the Bennett issue is resolved," an official in Tsvangirai's office said.- Sapa-AFP