Tanzania opposition party says its leader has been moved to different prison


FILE PHOTO: Tanzanian opposition leader and former presidential candidate of CHADEMA party Tundu Lissu sits inside the Kisutu Resident Magistrate's Court in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania April 10, 2025. REUTERS/Emmanuel Herman/File Photo

(Reuters) -Tanzania's main opposition party said on Saturday its leader Tundu Lissu, who has been held and charged with treason, had been moved to a different prison, a day after the party said his whereabouts were unknown.

The charges against Lissu have brought new scrutiny to President Samia Suluhu Hassan's human rights record as she bids for re-election in late October. Hassan has frequently said her government is committed to upholding human rights and good governance.

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