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Mass Treason Charges Follow Tanzanian Election ProtestsOver 250 people, including three opposition leaders, face treason charges after disputed October elections sparked nationwide unrest.
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- Tanzanian police arrested more than 250 individuals, including Chadema’s deputy secretary-general Amani Golugwa, on treason charges.
- The detentions relate to protests against the October 29 presidential election, which President Samia Suluhu Hassan reportedly won with 98% of the vote.
- Opposition groups and human rights organizations accuse security forces of a violent crackdown resulting in numerous deaths, with exact figures still unknown.
- The African Union condemned the election for failing to meet democratic standards, noting instances of ballot stuffing and multiple voting.
The first set of offences is a conspiracy to commit treason. And the second set of offences is treason itself.— Lawyer Peter Kibatala speaking about the charges against more than 250 people.
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