Tendai Biti, the MDC's secretary-general, has been jailed, charged with treason and denied bail.

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Finance Minister Tendai Biti's revelation, reported by various media outlets, raised collective eyebrows worldwide.

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Police and the MDC confirmed Tendai Biti's arrest and the charges he will face.

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The lead negotiator for Mr Tsvangirai's side, Tendai Biti, is facing treason charges and is out on bail.

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Despite the troika's statement, MDC Secretary-General Tendai Biti said the disagreement extends beyond the Ministry of Home Affairs.

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Finance Minister Tendai Biti, from Tsvangirai's party, has often accused the Marange mines of not remitting diamond proceeds to the Treasury.

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Tendai Biti, a fiery human-rights lawyer and the reputed brains behind the MDC, has been given the unenviable post of finance minister.

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MDC's secretary-general, Tendai Biti, has been in prison since his arrest at Harare airport after coming back from South Africa earlier this month.

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Tsvangirai was among the MDC leaders picked up by police ahead of the runoff, and MDC Secretary-General Tendai Biti has been jailed on a charge of treason -- which can carry the death penalty.

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The MDC's Tendai Biti, who currently serves as finance minister, told the BBC the document was the "midwife" to a brand new Zimbabwe as it sets out people's rights, devolves some power and sets up a system of check and balances for those in authority.

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