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Tanzania detains two opposition leaders en route to Tundu Lissu court hearing

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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. 

Photo credit: Reuters

By  Reuters

Tanzanian police detained two senior opposition figures on Thursday, their party said, as they drove to a court hearing for party leader Tundu Lissu, who has been charged with treason.

Police detained CHADEMA party Deputy Chairperson John Heche and Secretary General John Mnyika as they headed to Kisutu Magistrate Court in Dar es Salaam, party spokesperson Brenda Rupia said.

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