Tanzania opposition leader avoids death penalty in treason trial
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Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu was convicted Friday on the lesser charge of inciting unrest, avoiding the death penalty in a treason trial...
Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu was convicted Friday on the lesser charge of inciting unrest, avoiding the death penalty in a treason trial that has drawn international condemnation.
Tanzania was considered one of the more stable democracies in Africa but has seen its reputation plummet as the long-ruling government has cracked down brutally on the opposition and protests.
Lissu, head of the main opposition party, Chadema, was arrested ahead of last year's presidential election on treason charges -- which carry a potential death penalty -- and has spent 19 months in jail.
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