By EBOW GODWIN
The Associated Press
LOME, Togo — Togo's political opposition says dozens of people have been wounded and arrested in three days of protests in the West African nation.
Security forces fire tear gas as they clash with anti-government protesters in Lome, Togo Tuesday, June 12, 2012. More than 10,000 protesters took to the streets of Togo's capital Tuesday to protest recent changes to the electoral code and to express their frustration over the government's failure to act to address long-standing grievances such as human rights violations by security forces. (AP Photo/Erick Kaglan)
Security forces fire tear gas as they clash with anti-government protesters in Lome, Togo Tuesday, June 12, 2012. More than 10,000 protesters took to the streets of Togo's capital Tuesday to protest recent changes to the electoral code and to express their frustration over the government's failure to act to address long-standing grievances such as human rights violations by security forces. (AP Photo/Erick Kaglan)
Zeus Atta Mensah Ajavon, leader of the opposition coalition, told The Associated Press on Thursday that at least 56 people have been seriously hurt this week.
The government said more than 30 police and security officers were wounded as well.
Togo is due to hold legislative and municipal elections in October. But Togolese opposition parties have expressed disagreement about a new formula for the redrawing of boundaries for constituencies.
President Faure Gnassingbe seized power in 2005 after the death of his father, a longtime dictator. The country's 2010 election handed victory once more to the same family that has ruled Togo for nearly half a century.
___
June 14, 2012 04:16 PM EDT
Copyright 2012, The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/dozens-hurt-arrested-in-1458102.ht…