Tsvangirai criticises Zanu-PF after car impounded

Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai says he over-estimated President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu-PF party’s sincerity and honesty. Tsvangirai was speaking after police impounded his car at Beitbridge border post and arrested two of his drivers.

Reuters

He was giving a lecture in Harare to mark two years of power-sharing with Mugabe's party, but relations between the two partners are worsening.

Police said the car had a blue beacon-light that was only permitted on police, military and presidential vehicles.

Prosecutors said the drivers were a threat to national security, and the men were only released on bail after three nights in custody.

This is not the first time Tsvangirai's vehicle has been impounded: last time it was ahead of the second round of presidential elections in 2008.

His MDC party fears that elections this year spark similar violence to that experienced in 2008, when more than 200 people were killed.

At least 12 people have been injured in clashes between MDC and Zanu-PF supporters in the last month. Police blame the MDC. Tsvangirai said in his lecture that Zanu-PF is willing to inflict violence on Zimbabweans.

He said he was launching a global campaign to ensure Zimbabwe holds free and fair elections.