Campaign of Systematic Persecution Against Tundu Lissu by Police for Over 25 Years
Latest Tanzania politics news · Campaign of Systematic Persecution Against Tundu Lissu… explained · 2026 updates · updated Aug 12, 2026 · politics news · government · policy
TLDR
- In his line of questioning, Lissu entered into an argument with the witness over whether the April 3, 2025, internal meeting of CHADEMA was legal.
- Lissu accused police of decades-long political persecution and exposed procedural gaps in the treason case against him during cross-examination on August 11, 2026.
- Dar es Salaam-The treason trial of opposition leader Tundu Lissu continued on August 11, 2026, where he continued his cross-examination of the case’s chief investigation officer, Amin Mahamba.
- Lissu also took time to highlight several of the treason cases related to October 29, underscoring that hundreds of them had been removed from court, linking that to the police’s “lack of competence,” as he quoted.
- As he was finishing the day, Lissu brought up his years of interaction with the police, underscoring that the trend never stopped since 2002, when he was arrested in Bulyanhulu for “defending small-scale miners,”.