Zimbabwean opposition leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai, who was briefly detained by police yesterday, said today he had been charged with possessing a two-way radio without a licence.
"They say that I broke the telecommunications act which says that I must have a licence," Mr Tsvangirai told reporters by telephone from Harare's central police station where he was giving a statement to police.
Mr Tsvangirai, leader of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), was detained by police for 35 minutes yesterday after a two-way radio was found during a search of his home.
Mr Tsvangirai, who poses the strongest electoral challenge to President Robert Mugabe after 21 years in power, said it was not clear how long he would be at the police station.
"I don't understand why I am being charged as an individual because it (the radio) does not belong to me, it belongs to the party," he said. Police were not immediately available for comment.