JURIST - Paper Chase: Zimbabwe police release opposition activists detained after raids

[JURIST] Zimbabwean police Tuesday released several hundred opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) [party website] supporters detained after police raids [JURIST report] last week. Twenty-nine women and children were released almost immediately last week, while the rest were released Tuesday pursuant to a court order [JURIST report].

Witnesses say that police were searching for vote counting materials that might show that MDC candidate Morgan Tsvangirai [BBC profile] won the contested March 29 presidential election [JURIST report]. Official results of the presidential race have still not been released, but Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) [official website] officials said Monday that a partial recount had been completed [Reuters report] and that the ZEC would begin scheduling meetings with the candidates to "verify figures," though those meetings were postponed [IHT report] on Tuesday. AP has more.

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