Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and 11 other members of his Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) have been arrested and are being held at a police station, the MDC said on today.
The party said in a statement he was arrested at a road block with his campaign team. Mr Tsvangirai, who has been detained several times over the past week, is contesting a run-off vote against President Robert Mugabe on June 27th.
Zimbabwe's High Court adjourned earlier today after police failed to bring MDC secretary-general Tendai Biti to court, his lawyer said.
According to defence lawyer Lewis Uriri, police said they did not believe a previous order to bring him to court was from the High Court, and the case was adjourned to consider the way forward.
"They had doubts about its authenticity and they had come to verify (the order) with the judge. They said he (Biti) is safe and that they are now going to take instructions on what to do next."
Mr Biti is facing a treason charge after his arrest on Thursday.