Zimbabwe Prime Minister denies Assassin allegations
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Morgan Tsvangirai vehemently denied claims his wifes car crash was politically motiviated.
Morgan Tsvangirai, Zimbabwean Prime Minister and leader of Movement for Democratic Change has announced today that he wishes to rule out the possibility of foul play in the fatal car accident that claimed the life of his wife Susan.
Whilst returning to their home in Buhera from the capital, Harare, the Prime Minister’s car collided with a lorry travelling in the other direction.
Suspicion of assassination pointed towards President Robert Mugabe, given the reputation for ordering violent acts that he has established over the course of his brutal reign of Zimbabwe.
However, Tsvangirai, 56, told mourners at his home: “It was an accident. When something happens there is always speculation, but I want to say in this case, if there was any foul play, it was (a likelihood of) one in a thousand.”
Despite Tsvangirai’s dismissal of the possibility of Mugabe’s involvement, a number of car accidents have caused the deaths of leading figures in Zimbabwe’s political scene in previous years.
Additionally, this particular incident follows on from months of increasing tension between the Prime Minister and President. Tsvangirai has survived no less than four assassination attempts and numerous beatings at the hands of Mugabe’s security forces.
On occasion he has fled to Botswana under the protection of President Seretse Ian Khama, a personal friend to Tsvangirai.
Despite the mounting history of evidence, the Prime Minister was resolute, and insisted that he believes the car collision to be simply a tragic accident.
