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Tanzania's Tundu Lissu jailed for four years
Tanzania's opposition leader Tundu Lissu gets four-year prison sentence for inciting unrest after being cleared of treason.
In brief
Tanzania's opposition leader Tundu Lissu gets four-year prison sentence for inciting unrest after being cleared of treason. Tanzania's opposition leader Tundu Lissu was sentenced to four years in prison for incitement to unrest after being cleared of treason charges. Originally reported by Dw.
Tundu Lissu sentenced
Tundu Lissu, leader of Tanzania's main opposition party, received a four-year prison sentence for incitement to unrest after being cleared of treason.
“We are satisfied that through his statements, the accused intended to disrupt elections and instigate violence”
Lissu disputes conviction
Lissu argued he was not charged with incitement but the court convicted him with it to impress President Samia Suluhu Hassan.
“I was not charged with incitement but you judges are convicting me with it just to impress the person who gives you the titles”
Arrest and background
Lissu was arrested in April 2025 over a speech claiming the opposition would block the election and mobilize rebellion.
The takeaway
Tanzania's opposition leader Tundu Lissu was sentenced to four years in prison for incitement to unrest after being cleared of treason charges.
