Tanzania police arrest top Chadema official

Chadema deputy chair John Heche.

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A senior official from Tanzania’s main opposition was arrested on Wednesday outside the court where the treason trial of its leader was under way, a party spokesperson said, a week before a presidential election.

The East African nation’s two largest opposition parties - Chadema and ACT-Wazalendo - are barred from contesting the October 29 election, leaving incumbent Samia Suluhu Hassan facing only smaller party candidates.