Tanzanian opposition leader to face trial on treason charges

Tanzanian opposition leader to face trial on treason charges

Tundu Lissu has been detained since April last year for allegedly inciting the public to boycott the November elections.

Tanzania court rules opposition leader has case to answer in treason trial

"The court rules that the prosecution established a case which the accused needs to answer," said judge Dunstan Ndunguru.

Lissu has case to answer in treason trial, High Court of Tanzania rules

The High Court has ruled that Chadema chairman Tundu Lissu has a case to answer in his treason trial, requiring him to present his defence.

‘Lissu has case to answer’

DAR ES SALAAM: THE High Court’s SubRegistry in Dar es Salaam has ruled that Chama Cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA) Chairman Tundu Lissu has a case to answer in the treason case facing him, paving the way for the opposition leader to begin presenting his defence. A three-judge panel, headed by Justice Dunstan Ndunguru, delivered the ruling yesterday, alongside Justices James Karayemaha and Ferdinand Kiwonde. Reading Lissu had admitted that h…

Tanzania court rules Lissu has case to answer in treason trial

Tanzania’s High Court has ordered opposition leader Tundu Lissu to open his defence in a treason trial after finding that prosecutors had presented enough evidence for him to answer the charge. The decision on Friday, August 21, 2026, by a three-judge panel at the High Court’s Dar es Salaam Sub-Registry means Lissu, who has been in detention for 14 months, will now go on trial. Presiding judge Dunstan Ndunguru said the court had considered the e…

Tanzania court: Lissu has case to answer on treason charges

Tundu Lissu has been in detention for 14 months.