Tanzania opposition leader Lissu sentenced to 4 years for incitement, acquitted of treason
Headline from Washington Times · First reported Nov 6, 7:19 AM ET () · Updated Nov 6, 4:44 PM ET · 7 sources, 7 articles
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A Tanzanian court sentenced opposition leader Tundu Lissu to four years in prison for inciting people to disrupt last year’s election but acquitted him of treason, ruling that prosecutors had failed to prove he intended to intimidate the government
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Tanzanian opposition leader found guilty of ‘incitement,’ handed 4-year sentence
Tundu Lissu was acquitted of treason charges in a trial that rights groups said was meant to silence opposition to Tanzania’s government.
Tanzanian opposition leader jailed in ‘politically motivated’ case
Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu has been jailed in a case widely condemned as politically motivated.
Tanzania opposition leader Lissu sentenced to 4 years for incitement, acquitted of treason
A Tanzanian court sentenced opposition leader Tundu Lissu to four years in prison for inciting people to disrupt last year’s election but acquitted him of treason, ruling that prosecutors had failed to prove he intended to intimidate the government
Tanzania: Opposition leader Tundu Lissu jailed for four years
Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu has been sentenced to four years in prison after being cleared of treason. Lissu condemned his conviction for incitement, which had not been among the charges he faced.
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Tanzania opposition leader Lissu sentenced to 4 years for incitement, acquitted of treason
A court in Tanzania convicted the country's main opposition leader Tundu Lissu of incitement Friday and sentenced him to four years in prison, but acquitted him of the more serious charge of treason.
Prominent government critics across Africa are facing treason charges. It’s often to silence them
CAPE TOWN: Veteran Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu was acquitted of treason on Friday but sentenced to four years in prison for inciting others to disrupt last year’s elections. The 58-year-old Lissu had faced the death penalty on the treason charge. His case mirrors others in Africa where…
