Tanzania: Ponda Sedition Case Kicks Off Today in Morogoro

THE trial of the Secretary of the Council of Islamic Organization, Sheikh Ponda Issa Ponda, who is charged with sedition, starts today at the Resident Magistrate's Court in Morogoro municipality.

Principal State Attorney Bernard Kongola, for the prosecution, told the 'Daily News' in Dar es Salaam that they would field a total of 15 witnesses in an attempt to prove the charges against the Muslim leader.

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