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South African opposition leader Zille arrested
Sep 9, 2007, 21:48 GMT
Johannesburg - South African opposition leader Helen Zille was arrested Sunday for allegedly holding an illegal political gathering.
Zille, Cape Town mayor and national head of the Democratic Alliance, alleged that her arrest with at least eight others had 'purely political' motives.
She was leading a march to protest drug abuse and was passing out pamphlets in an anti-drug campaign in the town of Mitchell's Plain.
During the march, a Muslim preacher was arrested, and Zille followed into a police station to inquire about the reason for his detention.
Inside the station, Zille was asked to tell the crowd outside to disperse. Then, while Zille was speaking to the assembled group, she and others were themselves arrested.
They were released with an order to appear Monday in court.
© 2007 dpa - Deutsche Presse-AgenturCOMMENT
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