The Tajamuka leader, Promise Mkwananzi, was arrested at the end of last week. Mkwananzi, who is the convener of a low key sit in protest last month, had been on the police wanted list since the violent January military crackdown which left 17 people dead. Full details of the charges were not clear at the time of writing.

Mkwananzi is a former MDC secretary youth secretary general and had been holed up in South Africa after leaving the UK early a few months ago.