Tanzanian MP sentenced for defaming Magufuli

Joseph Mbilinyi - popularly known as Sugu - from the opposition Chadema party. He has been handed a five-month prison sentence after being found guilty of defaming President John Magufuli. PHOTO | THE CITIZEN

A Tanzanian opposition MP has been handed a five-month prison sentence after being found guilty of defaming President John Magufuli.

Joseph Mbilinyi - popularly known as Sugu - from the opposition Chadema party, was convicted by a magistrate's court in the southwestern town of Mbeya.