Burundi free opposition leader held since weekendBurundian police on Tuesday freed an opposition leader they had confined to a relative's house since the weekend for allegedly holding an illegal meeting. Alexis Sinduhije, a former journalist, had been surrounded by police at a relative's house in the eastern Ruyigi town since late Sunday, letting no one in or out of the house. "I do not know why I was detained de·tain tr.v. de·tained, de·tain·ing, de·tains 1. To keep from proceeding; delay or retard. 2. To keep in custody or temporary confinement: . I was not questioned and early this morning the police chief called just to say I was free to go and said nothing more," Sinduhije told AFP (1) (AppleTalk Filing Protocol) The file sharing protocol used in an AppleTalk network. In order for non-Apple networks to access data in an AppleShare server, their protocols must translate into the AFP language. See file sharing protocol. by phone. "The government does what it can to intimidate in·tim·i·date tr.v. in·tim·i·dat·ed, in·tim·i·dat·ing, in·tim·i·dates 1. To make timid; fill with fear. 2. To coerce or inhibit by or as if by threats. me because it is afraid of what I stand for. It is scared of losing the 2010 elections," he added. Sinduhije, 42, had previously been arrested in November 2008 for contempt against the head of state and freed in March after pressure by the international community. His Movement for Solidarity The Movement for Solidarity is an Albanian political party founded on 20 September 2007 by former Prime Minister of Albania and former Socialist Party of Albania leader Fatos Nano. He stated he wanted to rebuild and reform the Socialist Party through his new movement.[1] and Development was registered as a political party only last month. He launched the party at the end of 2007 when he stepped down from his job as the director of Radio Publique Africaine, one of the country's most popular radio stations. Presidential, national assembly and senate elections are due in Burundi next year. Opposition parties have accused President Pierre Nkurunziza Pierre Nkurunziza (b. 18 December, 1963) is the President of Burundi and chairman of the National Council for the Defense of Democracy-Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD). The CNDD was an ethnic Hutu rebel group in Burundi, but transformed itself into a political party. of curbing basic freedoms in recent months in order to secure re-election. 
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