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28 June 2011<\/span> Last updated at<\/span> 10:55 ET<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Zimbabwe’s Energy Minister Elton Mangoma has been acquitted of corruption charges.<\/p>\n

He was tried over a multi-million dollar fuel deal negotiated with a South African company.<\/p>\n

The High Court in Harare ruled that Mr Mangoma did not benefit from the deal and did not flout tender procedures.<\/p>\n

Mr Mangoma is a founder of the Movement for Democratic Change, which has been in an uneasy coalition with President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu-PF since 2009.<\/p>\n

The BBC’s Brian Hungwe in the capital, Harare, says Mr Mangoma welcomed the ruling, saying “ignorant” people had pushed for his trial.<\/p>\n

Leading members of Zanu-PF party had called for Mr Mangoma to be charged following claims of irregular fuel purchases from neighbouring South Africa.<\/p>\n

Zanu-PF members said tender procedures had been violated and only a small amount of the fuel had been delivered despite the payment of several million dollars.<\/p>\n

Mr Mangoma ordered the fuel at the height of a fuel crisis in Zimbabwe in January.<\/p>\n

He was arrested in March and escorted from his offices by three plain-clothes officers.<\/p>\n

Another MDC minister, Jameson Timba, was arrested last week for allegedly calling Mr Mugabe a liar.<\/p>\n

But a court later ordered his release<\/a>, saying his arrest was illegal.<\/p>\n

The coalition government, which came to power after disputed elections in 2008, has helped stabilise the economy.<\/p>\n

But the administration has been fraught with squabbles over introducing reforms.<\/p>\n

Mr Mugabe has been pushing for polls this year, but human rights activists have been worried about reports of increased political harassment of his opponents.<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, the MDC leader, argues without a new constitution and electoral reforms, forthcoming polls will not be free and fair.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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