August 03, 2006, 06:00
A faction of Zimbabwe's main opposition, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) says it would be a great shame if Britain deported its supporters. David Coltart, the faction's secretary for legal affairs, says they hope some people who have been tortured will not be returned.
Yesterday, John Reid, the British home secretary, won the right to deport asylum seekers back to Zimbabwe.
Hundreds of mainly opposition supporters have fled Zimbabwe and sought refuge in Britain and neighbouring South Africa. Tim Finch, a spokesperson of the British non-governmental organisation, the Refugees Council, says government should think carefully of who they should deport.
"The judges in open court were saying very clearly that there are lots of people who the government should think very carefully about returning, that includes the general-secretary of the MDC in a major city," said Finch.
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