More than 200 individuals have been charged with treason in Tanzania following days of protests related to the recent national election.
The protests followed an October 29th poll that the electoral commission stated President Samia Suluhu Hassan won with 98 percent of the vote. The opposition, which had been barred from participating, has publicly branded the election as a “sham.”
Violent protests erupted across the East African country on election day. Opposition figures and security sources have indicated that the casualties may number in the hundreds, if not thousands, though authorities have yet to release any official toll for the d3ad or inju.red.
The legal process began when hundreds of people appeared in court on Friday, November 7 in the economic hub, Dar es Salaam. Lawyer Peter Kibatala confirmed the mass arraignment.
