Tanzania Opposition Leader Lissu faces treason charges @cgtnafrica
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Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Opposition leader Tundu Lissu is set to stand trial on treason charges after the High Court ruled that he has a case to answer. The charge carries a possible death sentence. Lissu, 58, was arrested in April last year and has remained in detention ever since. He is accused of publishing false information and inciting the public to boycott the country’s general elections.


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