US EditionTanzania Accuses Scores of 'Treason' over Election Protests
More than 100 people face treason charges for allegedly obstructing the election and damaging government property after disputed October 29 vote, court filings show.
- On Friday, prosecutors in Tanzania charged at least 145 people with treason over violent protests following last week's election, court filings show.
- President Samia Suluhu Hassan ran virtually unopposed after the main opposition boycotted the vote, and the electoral commission declared her the winner with nearly 98%.
- According to the resident magistrate court filings, the charge sheet identified 76 suspects in Dar es Salaam accused of intending to obstruct the Oct. 29 election, including criminal conspiracy charges.
- Tanzania imposed a six-day internet shutdown and nationwide curfew, and Chadema says more than 1,000 were killed while the government disputes that figure.
- African Union observers said the vote failed to meet standards, documenting ballot-stuffing, while religious leaders in Tanzania urged reconciliation and the Tanzanian government dismissed criticism.
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A court in Tanzania has charged more than 100 people with treason after protests turned violent following a disputed presidential election. Human rights groups have strongly condemned widespread human rights abuses during the election.
Tanzania accuses scores of 'treason' over election protests
More than 100 people were accused of "intention to obstruct" an October 29 election in which President Samia Suluhu Hassan ran virtually unopposed. The opposition says hundreds were killed in post-election violence.
Tanzania charges 145 people with treason over election protests, filings show
NAIROBI - Prosecutors in Tanzania charged at least 145 people with treason on Friday for alleged involvement in violent protests that broke out during last week's presidential and parliamentary elections, according to court filings seen by Reuters. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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