Tanzania: Conviction and sentencing of opposition leader Tundu Lissu a travesty of justice

Reacting to Friday’s conviction of Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu and his sentence of four years’ imprisonment for incitement, after he was acquitted of treason, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, Tigere Chagutah, said: “Tundu Lissu should never have been arrested, let alone prosecuted and convicted. Today’s verdict and four-year prison sentence […] The post Tanzania: Conviction and sentencing of opposition leader Tundu Lissu a travesty of justice ap