Zimbabwe judge rejects application

A judge in Zimbabwe has rejected an application to throw out charges against a senior member of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC).



The magistrate has ruled that there is enough evidence for politician Roy Bennett to face charges including that of terrorism.



The charges against the MDC party\'s nominee for deputy agriculture minister also relate to illegal arms possession.



Mr Bennett is said to have denied the charges.



Last week the MDC joined President Mugabe\'s Zanu-PF party in a unity government.



But the MDC maintains that Mr Bennett\'s arrest, which happened on the day the cabinet was sworn in, is a politically motivated attempt to undermine the power-sharing agreement.



The party wants Mr Bennett, released from custody, along with more than 30 other MDC supporters and activists who have been detained in recent months.