Tanzania: Lissu, Wema Walk to Freedom On Bail

The Kisutu Resident Magistrate's Court in Dar es Salaam yesterday granted bail to Singida East MP Tundu Lissu (Chadema), who is also official Chief Whip for the Opposition, along with Former Miss Tanzania Wema Sepetu, albeit each facing separate charges.

Lissu was granted bail when he was arraigned on four counts relating to issuing statements intended to raise discontent and ill-will for unlawful purposes. Lissu, the Chief Legal Advisor with Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (Chadema), is alleged to have committed the offences on January 11, this year, during election campaigns for the Dimani Constituency at Kibunju Maungoni area within Magharibi B District in Mjini Magharibi Region in Zanzibar.

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