Zimbabwe: Alleged Witches are 'Actors'

The lawyer of the two women who were arrested on witchcraft allegations is threatening legal action against anyone labeling his clients witches. He says they should be considered as actors and not witches after they confessed that they were acting under a "prophet's" instructions.

The two women who were caught stark naked at a house in Budiriro.

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