HARARE, Zimbabwe, March 12 (UPI) -- Zimbabwe's opposition leader has been badly beaten up, according to his lawyer Monday.
Morgan Tsvangirai, who leads the Movement for Change, has been hit on the head with an iron bar and beaten up severely by the police, said attorney Innocent Chagonda. Tsavangirai was arrested Sunday after the police broke up a public meeting.
The international community has been quick to condemn Robert Mugabe's government, and U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said that "the United States government condemns the brutal and unwarranted actions of the government of Zimbabwe March 11 in attacking its citizens peacefully gathered to exercise their legitimate democratic rights."
McCormack added that "we hold President Robert Mugabe and the government of Zimbabwe accountable for the government's actions today, and for the safety and well-being of those in custody."
