Tanzania opposition leader Lissu sentenced to 4 years for incitement, acquitted of treason
A Tanzanian court sentenced opposition leader Tundu Lissu to four years in prison for inciting people to disrupt last year’s election but acquitted him of treason, ruling that prosecutors had failed to prove he intended to intimidate the government
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[Claude] All three other reports cover the same verdict on Tundu Lissu (acquitted of treason, convicted of incitement) and none contradict Report 1's facts.
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