Tanzania: repression continues, several opposition figures arrested
Freeman Mbowe (here in March 2020) is one of the opposition figures arrested on Monday, November 2 in Tanzania.
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In Tanzania, the opposition called for massive and peaceful demonstrations on Monday, November 2 after the re-election of President Magufuli.
She cries out for massive fraud and denounces the multiple arrests in her ranks.
This Monday, the repression continues.
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With our correspondent in Nairobi,
Sébastien Németh
Tundu Lissu, the main opponent and unsuccessful presidential candidate, was in turn arrested this afternoon.
According to his lawyer, he was taken to the central police station.
Earlier today, Chadema party leader Freeman Mbowe was arrested along with two other officials.
According to the movement, they would be accused of terrorism.
Zitto Kabwe, from the ACT-Wazalendo movement, described a police raid on the party's offices on Monday morning.
He would have escaped arrest.
He continues to call for peaceful demonstrations.
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Without going into detail, the authorities admitted to having carried out several raids.
While President Magufuli's opponents called for a protest today, the Dar Es Salaam police chief explained that some opponents were planning violence and had convinced young people to burn cars, gas stations or even tires. .
Lazaro Mambosasa clarified that today's marches had not been authorized.
The opposition called for massive and peaceful protests to challenge the electoral process.
John Magufuli was re-elected on Friday, October 30 with 84% of the vote and Parliament is almost monocolour in favor of the CCM, the ruling party.
Many international observers have questioned the credibility of the process and called for an end to human rights violations.
After this new wave of repression, Donald Wright, the United States' ambassador in the country, said he was "
very worried
".
He called on the government "
to ensure the safety of opposition leaders, to cease targeted arrests and to release detainees
".
But the power remains right in its boots.
The new president of the territory of Zanzibar, Hussein Mwinyi, was sworn in.
The head of state, John Magufuli will do the same on Thursday.
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