Zimbabwe accuses opposition leader Tsvangirai of treason

[maddezmom]

Source: AP

HARARE, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe's government accused opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai of treason, saying Thursday that he and Britain are plotting to overthrow the president. Tsvangirai denounced the allegations as "outrageous."

President Robert Mugabe's government claimed in Zimbabwe's state-run newspaper that Tsvangirai is plotting an "illegal regime change" with the help of Britain, the former colonial power. The paper cited a letter from Britain's prime minister — which the opposition says is a forgery.

The accusation comes amid a government campaign of arrests, assaults and other intimidation designed to suppress political dissent following a March 29 vote that Mugabe is widely believed to have lost. Results from the presidential vote have not been released some three weeks after the ballot.

Independent tallies suggest Tsvangirai won, but not with enough votes to avoid a runoff. The electoral commission plans a re-count of presidential votes on Saturday, saying it is verifying ballots and investigating anomalies.

The opposition says Tsvangirai won outright, and accused Mugabe of engineering a delay to secure his 28-year grip on power.



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[rpannier]

1. Mugabe is a tyrant whose time has passed

At one time he was decent, but like many, he has become full of himself and is unwilling to step aside.

Until South Africa and Angola stop playing enabler for him, it'snot going to stop until he has passed away.

[mainegreen]

2. Seriously. It's time the world stepped in or the MDC armed themselves.

Zanu-PF will never play fair, and has no problem killing, starving, and torturing those who oppose them.

[Javaman]

3. So when do you think Tsvangirai will be killed, even though he was the

one that was rightly elected.

Mugabe is a thug. Ooops! does that mean I now have to appologize to that prick?