Opposition Leader’s Murder Plot Trial Ends
From Times Wire Reports
The trial of Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on charges of plotting to kill President Robert Mugabe ended with defense lawyers calling the state’s key witness a liar.
Tsvangirai, head of the Movement for Democratic Change, denies planning to assassinate Mugabe and seize power ahead of presidential elections in 2002. He also faces separate treason charges linked to anti-government protests.
He could be sentenced to death if convicted. No verdict is expected for several months.
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