Zimbabwe: Arrested Zim Journos Tried to 'Overshadow' Cyanide Poaching Probe - Police

A Zimbabwe police spokesperson on Tuesday defended the arrest of three journalists, saying their newspaper's claim that a senior police officer had been implicated in the recent poisoning of dozens of elephants was "meant to overshadow" the force's efforts to arrest those really behind the crime.

The detention of Sunday Mail editor Mabasa Sasa and journalists Brian Chitemba and Tinashe Farawo has sparked outrage in Zimbabwe and some surprise, since the Sunday Mail is state-controlled.

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