Tanzania Opposition Leader Tundu Lissu Faces Treason Charges After Electoral Reform Rally
By Simba Munyua DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania - Tanzanian opposition leader and CHADEMA party chairman, Tundu Lissu, has been charged with treason and cybercrime offences following his arrest after a rally…
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