Opposition party fears for jailed leader's life - Morgan Tsvangirai

Washington TImes ^ | June 19, 2003 | By Geoffery Hill

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Zimbabwean opposition officials say they fear for the safety of their leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, who is being held in "terrible conditions" at a Harare jail where another opposition member died last year under mysterious circumstances.

For more than a week, Mr. Tsvangirai, who leads the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), has been held without bail at the prison after being arrested on charges of organizing a five-day national strike earlier this month.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Bump!

[Clive]

Tsvangirai is still alive because Zanu PF's cost-benefit analysis still weighs against having him killed.

Zimbabwe is about ready to blow. All it needs is a triggering event.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

For the moment, it's the only thing keeping him alive.