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Text of report by South Africa-based ZimOnline website on 6 February
[Report by Own Correspondent: "Biti Treason Trial Date Set"]
JOHANNESBURG
Zimbabwe opposition secretary general Tendai Biti's treason trial has been set for May 4, prosecutors said on Thursday.
President Robert Mugabe's government has charged Biti with treason over a controversial document that it says was authored by the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party politician and which outlines plans to seize power through unconstitutional means.
He faces the death penalty if found guilty.
The opposition politician also faces charges of insulting Mugabe, …