Tanzania Opposition Leader Due In Court On Treason Charge

Source: International Business Times

Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu faces his toughest challenge yet after being charged with treason AFP Tanzania's opposition leader Tundu Lissu was set to appear in court on Thursday to face a charge of treason, which carries a potential death penalty, weeks after his party was disqualified from upcoming elections. Authorities in the east African nation have increasingly cracked down on the opposition Chadema party ahead of the presidential and parliamentary polls in October. Chadema accuses President Samia Suluhu Hassan of returning to the repressive tactics of her predecessor John Magufuli.