“The leader of the opposition in Tanzania released”
“the opposition politician Halima Mdee has been released on bail after having been arrested on charges of sedition. She was arrested on Saturday in Tanzania’s largest city, Dar es Salaam, after a väljarmöte.”
“Mdee is the leader of the kvinnosektionen in Tanzania’s main opposition party, Chadema, and has repeatedly and strongly criticised the country’s president, John Magufuli.”
“Her party claims that the arrest is a typical example of the regime’s crack-down against its critics. A claim the regime denies.”
“In 2018, was arrested, Mdee several times after accusations that she insulted Magufuli.”
“Since november, sitting Chademas party leader Freeman Mbowe and mp Esther Matiko imprisoned after none of them responded to the two notices of court hearings on the illegal protests.”