Chinembiri Bhunu, the judge in the politically charged trial of Roy Bennett, a senator and former commercial farmer, on Monday refused to recuse himself, though Mr. Bennett’s lawyers accused him of bias. The trial got under way with Mr. Bennett pleading not guilty to terrorism charges, as the prosecution began to make its case against him.

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