"The persecution of an opposition figure is a direct assault on democratic principles."
Statement by @EP_ForeignAff chair, @davidmcallister, following the sentencing of Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu. Read the full statement ➡️ https://t.co/yFLgpzL5uA
His trial was marred by serious fair trial violations. Authorities must quash Tindu Lissu’s conviction and sentence and release him immediately and unconditionally. https://t.co/B0S6P8l2xA #FreeTunduLissuNow
Tundu Lissu has been detained for over 18 months solely for the peaceful exercise of his human rights. Ahead of Friday’s judgment, release him immediately and unconditionally, drop all charges, and ensure he does not face the death penalty. #FreeTunduLissu@SuluhuSamia
Mmemtengenezea Tundu Lissu kesi ya Kishetani. Yenu pia ya ukweli inatengenezwa ICC.
Shame on you Samia... Lissu hakufikishwa mahakamani kwa Uchochezi, alipelekwa mahakamani kwa UHAINI.
A Tanzanian court has jailed opposition leader Tundu Lissu for four years on a charge of incitement.
But the three-judge panel in Dar-es-Salaam dismissed a charge of treason that carried the threat of a death sentence.
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Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu has been sentenced to four years in jail after being arrested on treason charges in April.
The court instead convicted him of inciting unrest in a trial that has been widely condemned as politically motivated.
As the High Court of Tanzania delivers its judgment today in the legally bankrupt treason trial of CHADEMA Party Leader Tundu Lissu, I stand in unwavering solidarity with him and the people of Tanzania.
The future of our Jumuia does not belong to neocolonial puppets, corrupt elites, or captured states. It belongs to deep structural reforms, constitutionalism (Ukatiba), and Pan-African solidarity anchored firmly in democratic values and human dignity.
The march towards true Reform–Mageuzi is unstoppable.
Kumekucha!
@TunduALissu@ChademaTZ2@MariaSTsehai@judiciarytz@TitoMagoti@HecheJohn
The International Democracy Union (IDU) condemns in the strongest terms today’s verdict against IDU Executive Vice Chair @TunduALissu, Chairman of @ChademaTZ2, Tanzania’s main opposition party.
The High Court in Dar es Salaam found that the charge of treason, on which Mr. Lissu has been imprisoned for nearly nineteen months, and which carried the death penalty, had not been proven. Rather than freeing him, the court convicted him of incitement, an offence with which he was never charged, and sentenced him to four years in prison.
This is no act of leniency, and the world should not mistake it for one.
Read more here: https://t.co/ibI5cnBfSq
“Today the High Court has confirmed what we have said from day one: the treason charge was a political fabrication. The prosecution failed to prove any intention to intimidate the government.
Instead of ordering my release after 577 days in detention, the court has convicted me of an offence I was never charged with and never given a chance to defend.
This is not justice. This is damage control.
History will record how the court searched for a lesser charge simply to keep me in prison.” Tundu Antipas Lissu
November 6, 2027
—Admin.
"People like Samia Suluhu deserve nothing else but a bullet in the head."
Those who abuse power, brutalise citizens, suppress dissent and undermine democracy must face the full force of justice. No office, title or political authority should place anyone above accountability. Tanzania deserves justice, freedom and leadership that respects human life.
TAL alimwonyesha Nabii Lema kwamba—ile kauli ya Mange kuwa ana balls haikuwa porojo!
TAL ameonyesha balls zake kweli kweli! Kafanya submission ya kibabe sana! Hajaomba msamaha kwa namna yoyote wala kuonyesha unyonge! Stay safe TAL👊🏽💪🏽