Zimbabwe Finance Minister Tendai Biti, a top official for the Movement for Democratic Change, says he has received a threatening letter with a bullet inside.
津巴布韦财政部长腾达伊.比提说，他收到一封装有子弹的恐吓信。比提是争取民主变革运动政党的高级官员。
Biti says he received a letter Friday and felt there was something inside. He said he decided to throw it away, suspecting it was some article associated with traditional healing. He was in Johannesburg for the weekend.
津巴布韦财政部长比提说，他星期五收到一封信，感觉到有东西在里面。他说，他猜想是和传统治疗相关的物品，决定丢掉它。他当时在约翰内斯堡过周末。
He said the envelope was retrieved from his garbage can early Monday, and he saw there was a note wrapped around what he believes is a nine millimeter bullet.
他说这个封信星期一早晨从他的垃圾箱中捡了回来，然后他看到一张便条包着一颗他认为是直径九毫米的子弹。
The note said 'remember the leaders' written in his mother tongue, Shona.
便条上用他的母语绍纳语写着“记得领导人。”
Biti said he is not frightened by the letter, but is worried for his family. He said he sent the note, envelope and bullet to the secret service.
比提说，他不会被这封信吓倒，但是他担心他的家人。他说他已经把便条、信封还有子弹送到秘密警察部门。
Assistant Police Inspector Wayne Bvudzijena said he did not know of the incident.
助理警务督察巴韦乌德日扬说，他不知道这一事件。
Biti, a lawyer by profession, but MDC economic affairs secretary for several years, was appointed finance minister in February.
律师出身的比提担任了几年民革运经济事务秘书，今年2月被任命为财政部长。
Days after being sworn into office, and with an almost bare public purse, he managed to find enough money to pay civil servants for the first time in many months so they could afford to buy food.
他宣誓就职几天之后，在国库几乎空虚的情况下，他设法找到足够资金，多月来首次支付公务员薪资，让他们能买食粮。
He was arrested several times before the current inclusive government was formed and was assaulted repeatedly, along with Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, in early 2007. Biti was charged with treason by the former government, and was detained after last year's elections.
比提在目前的联合政府成立前，曾几次被捕，并在2007年年初和现在的总理摩根.茨万吉拉伊一起，再三受到袭击。当时，比提曾被前政府指控叛国，并且曾在去年选举后被拘留。 |