Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu sentenced to four years for incitement and acquitted of treason
Summary
A Tanzanian court sentenced opposition leader Tundu Lissu to four years in prison for inciting people to disrupt last year's election but acquitted Lissu of treason, ruling that prosecutors had failed to prove that Lissu intended to intimidate the government, The Philadelphia Inquirer and ABC News reported on Friday 6 November. Bloomberg reported that Tundu Lissu was acquitted of treason charges in a case that human rights watchdogs and the United Nations have condemned as politically motivated.
Latest: A Tanzanian court sentenced opposition leader Tundu Lissu to four years in prison for inciting people to disrupt last year's election but acquitted Lissu of treason, The Philadelphia Inquirer and ABC News reported, Bloomberg writing that human rights watchdogs and the United Nations have condemned the case as politically motivated.
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How it unfolded
Friday 6 November
A Tanzanian court sentenced opposition leader Tundu Lissu to four years in prison for inciting people to disrupt last year's election but acquitted Lissu of treason, The Philadelphia Inquirer and ABC News reported, Bloomberg writing that human rights watchdogs and the United Nations have condemned the case as politically motivated.
- 09:24ABC News Tanzania opposition leader Lissu sentenced to 4 years for incitement, acquitted of treason
- 07:07The Philadelphia Inquirer Tanzania opposition leader Lissu sentenced to 4 years for incitement, acquitted of treason
- 06:04Bloomberg Tanzania Court Acquits Opposition Chief of Treason Charges