A Tanzanian court acquitted opposition leader Tundu Lissu of treason but sentenced him to four years for incitement to unrest.
Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu was sentenced to four years in prison for incitement to unrest on Friday. A High Court panel in Dar es Salaam acquitted him of treason charges. This follows his detention in April prior to the general elections.
- A Tanzanian tribunal found the opposition leader Tundu Lissu guilty of incitement.
- The government puts the death toll at 518.
- The government of President Samia Suluhu Hassan carried out arrests and abductions targeting opponents.
- A panel of three judges at the High Court in Dar es Salaam acquitted Tundu Lissu of treason.
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