Tanzania: Mbowe, Matiko Return to Custody As Kisutu Court Postpones Their Case

The police force this morning beefed up security at the Kisutu Resident Magistrate's Court in Dar es Salaam when Chadema National Chairman Freeman Mbowe and the party's Member of Parliament Ester Matiko showed up to attend their criminal trial after remaining in remand for 14 days.

Mbowe and Matiko, who are charged with 11 sedition counts alongside seven other Chadema senior party officials, had appeared before the court when their case came for mention.

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