ZIMBABWE ACTIVIST SET FOR COURT !

Mukoko's disappearance prompted a nationwide search

The prominent Zimbabwean human rights activist Jestina Mukoko who was abducted from her home three weeks ago is due to appear in court.

The state-run Herald newspaper said Ms Mukoko is charged with attempting to recruit people for military training to try to overthrow the government.

It is unclear when or where the director of the Zimbabwe Peace Project was found.

The police denied opposition claims that they had been holding her.

The Herald said Ms Mukoko is one of a group of people facing the charges who will appear in court in Harare.

According The Herald, a Zimbabwean police statement said one of the defendants allegedly tried to recruit a police constable to undergo military training in Botswana with a view to forcibly deposing President Mugabe's government and replacing it with one led by the opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai.

Ms Mukoko alleged abduction from her home outside the capital, Harare, by 15 armed men on 3 December, prompted a nationwide search.

It was ordered by a High Court judge who, in an unusual move, ordered police to search for her.

The judge also ordered national broadcaster the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation to run radio and television appeals for information about her.

Last week members of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights took to the streets of Harare to highlight Ms Mukoko's plight.

They also carried banners banners protesting against what they say was the abduction of a number of human rights activists and MDC supporters since October.

BBC NEWS REPOERT.