The company could not even confirm whether or not Mr Huang had been detained, saying only that it was “making necessary inquiries” in an effort to “verify the allegations”.

公司甚至不能确认黄是否被拘禁，仅仅告知外界他们将会向有关方面询问以核实市场上的传言。

youdao

Prosecutors contend that Bryant had not been arrested or even detained at the time and, therefore, police were not required to read him his rights.

CNN: Bryant's secretly recorded statement admitted

It was a sharp and telling contrast with Zimbabwe's other main party, the former opposition MDC - now "partners" in an uneasy unity government - which can rarely even secure police permission for its rallies, and whose ministers are sometimes abused or detained at police roadblocks.

BBC: Zimbabwe: The land of nervous laughter