Zim opposition MP dies after alleged torture

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A member of parliament from Zimbabwe's main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party, David Mpala, has died from apparent torture wounds, his party announced on Wednesday.

MDC spokesperson Paul Themba Nyathi said the lawmaker from the western Lupane constituency died on Tuesday, aged 48, at a hospital in his home area.

"A retired member of the police, Mpala's health deteriorated over the past year after being tortured and stabbed by Zanu-PF supporters," said Nyathi in a statement.

Nyathi alleged that, while campaigning for the Lupane parliamentary seat in April 2000, Mpala was abducted and severely beaten by a group of about 40 ruling Zanu-PF supporters.

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