S. AFRICA ARREST 'LIKE APARTHEID' !
Helen Zille was an anti-apartheid activist. South Africa's opposition leader has condemned her arrest on Sunday as being reminiscent of apartheid.
Cape Town mayor Helen Zille was detained after leading a protest against drug dealing in the city. Police said the march was illegal.
She said her arrest was political, while one of her party officials asked why the police had detained Ms Zille and not the drug dealers.
The Democratic Alliance (DA) leader said she planned to sue the police.
"The last time I witnessed people treated in this way was during anti-apartheid protests," she said after her release.
Police say Ms Zille and eight others are due to appear in court on either Monday or Tuesday.
The former anti-apartheid activist was elected DA leader in May, replacing Tony Leon.
Analysts say the DA has struggled to expand its support outside white and mixed-race communities to South Africa's majority black population.
BBC NEWS REPORT.Cape Town mayor Helen Zille was detained after leading a protest against drug dealing in the city. Police said the march was illegal.
She said her arrest was political, while one of her party officials asked why the police had detained Ms Zille and not the drug dealers.
The Democratic Alliance (DA) leader said she planned to sue the police.
"The last time I witnessed people treated in this way was during anti-apartheid protests," she said after her release.
Police say Ms Zille and eight others are due to appear in court on either Monday or Tuesday.
The former anti-apartheid activist was elected DA leader in May, replacing Tony Leon.
Analysts say the DA has struggled to expand its support outside white and mixed-race communities to South Africa's majority black population.
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