Tanzanian opposition leader in court for treason

Tanzanian opposition leader in court for treason

Tanzanias main attendant tundu lissu appealed to his followers on Monday that he was not afraid when he was for the first time since he was arrested because of various allegations, including Hochverrat , appeared in court.

Notes on the court hearing and Lissus attitude

lissu refused, on a court hearing to participate on April 24, since the authorities ordered a virtual hearing instead of a personal hearing. It appeared by video transmission from prison.

On Monday he entered the courtroom with a raised fist, while his supporters called the slogan "no reforms, no elections", as a video of the court protocol shows that was shared by his party Chadema on X.

"We'll survive it well. You shouldn't be afraid," said Lissu when he took his place in the courtroom and waved Victory characters.

indictment and background information

Lissu, who was shot 16 times in 2017 and took second place in the last presidential election, was charged with treason last month. The public prosecutor accuses him of calling for the rebellion in a speech and wanting to disrupt the elections in October.

a number of Detections has brought the human rights record of President Samia Suluhu Hassan into focus, which is trying to re -election. Hassan emphasizes that the government feels committed to respect for human rights.

Lissus party Chadema demands changes in the election process, which in their opinion will benefit the governing party before participating in the elections.

international reactions and arrests

Several Kenyan human rights activists, including a former Minister of Justice, reported that they were denied entry to Tanzania when they wanted to travel for negotiation.

The former Minister of Justice Kenya, Martha Karua, a prominent lawyer and opposition politician, as well as the former senior judge Willy Mustunga were arrested on Julius-Nyerer-Internationale Airport in Daressalam, as they announced on X.

Paul Mselle, the spokesman for the Tanzanian immigration authority, initially did not respond to inquiries about comments.

"Today should be a big day and we were on solidarity here," Karua told the Kenyan broadcaster NTV on Monday after she was denied entry and she was sent back to Nairobi. "The state must not be used as a personal weapon. You cannot show any people who do not like you and do not match your own views."

MUNTUNA and the human rights activist Hussein Khalid were in an interrogation room at Julius Nyerere Airport on Monday and expected a deportation, as Khalid informed.