HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s opposition will hold rallies in the capital today after a favorable court ruling, an official said Saturday, with only weeks to go before its leader faces longtime President Robert Mugabe in a runoff.
The ruling came a day after the opposition said it had been told that all the party’s rallies in the country had been banned indefinitely.
Nqobizitha Mlilo, a spokesman for the Movement for Democratic Change, said Saturday’s ruling meant the police ban cannot be enforced.
Also Saturday, police detained opposition lawmaker Eric Matinenga at a station outside the capital, accusing him of fomenting violence, said his attorney, Beatrice Mtetwa. Matinenga was detained on similar charges earlier in the week but released because of a lack of evidence.
