Lissu fights treason charges he calls political witchhunt
Tanzanian opposition leader and Chadema Chairman Tundu Lissu gestures to his supporters as he stands inside the dock for his treason trial at the High Court in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, August 21, 2026.
Chadema party Chairman Tundu Lissu on Monday began his defence against treason charges, labelling the case as political persecution.
He argued that the charges are rooted in stopping his longstanding political campaign for a new Constitution, electoral reforms, democratic change and the rule of law.
