The leader of the opposition in Zimbabwe, the police broke the skull for criticism of the president

The leader of the Opposition Zimbabwe Morgan Tsvangirai, arrested last Sunday on charges of planning a mass demonstration in the capital of the country Harara against the current president of Robert Mugaba, was taken to a local clinic. Doctors stated a fracture of the base of the bones of the skull. As BBC reports, he has already done blood transfusion.

As one of his colleagues stated, he saw how the police beat Tswangirai with sticks for about 15 minutes, during which time he lost consciousness three times. Later in the hospital, he said that he could barely walk. Adding that "the police attacked defenseless citizens, but the struggle continues."

On Wednesday, he had to appear before the court, but could not do this for health reasons.

US Secretary of State Kondoliza Rice demanded from the Zimbabwe government to "immediately release" the arrested opposition leaders. In a statement that was widespread on Tuesday, she emphasized that "the international community was again demonstrated that the Mugabe regime is cruel and repressive, and he brings only the suffering of the people Zimbabwe."

“We believe that the President of Mugabe is responsible for the safety of those who were detained, including the leaders of the movement for the democratic changes of Morgan Tsvangirai and Arthur Mubambar, as well as the head of the National Constitutional Assembly of Lavmore Madhuku,” Rice said. She now accompanies President Bush on a trip to a number of Latin America, but considered it necessary to make a special statement on Zimbabwe.

According to the Secretary of State, "we will carefully monitor the events in Zimbabwe and urge the government of this country to allow all Zimbabvians to freely state their views without fear of abuse and intimidation."