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26 June 2011<\/span> Last updated at<\/span> 09:23 ET<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A Zimbabwe court has ordered the release of a government minister who reportedly called President Robert Mugabe a liar.<\/p>\n

Jameson Timba, an ally of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, was arrested on Friday.<\/p>\n

Under Zimbabwean law it is a criminal offence to insult the president.<\/p>\n

Mr Timba had been quoted by South Africa’s Sunday Times newspaper, under the headline “Mugabe a liar”<\/a>, disputing Zanu-PF’s account of a regional summit.<\/p>\n

He reportedly contradicted Mr Mugabe’s claim that regional leaders had withdrawn a damning report on the slow pace of reforms and renewed political violence in Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n

‘Denied food’<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr Timba’s release was ordered on Sunday during a special hearing of the Harare High Court.<\/p>\n

“There was a violation of his rights,” Judge Joseph Musakwa was quoted by AFP news agency as saying.<\/p>\n

“He was not informed of the charges he was facing.”<\/p>\n

Mr Timba’s lawyers say he has been denied food and access to his legal team in jail.<\/p>\n

Mr Tsvangirai’s Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) and Mr Mugabe’s Zanu-PF have had a fractious relationship since forming a unity government after disputed elections in 2008.<\/p>\n

Mr Mugabe and his party have been pushing for polls this year, but the MDC argues that without a new constitution and electoral reforms, elections would not be free and fair.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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