Tanzania: Top Tanzanian Opposition Figure John Pambalu Charged With Treason
‍[allAfrica] A senior official of Tanzania's main opposition party, Chadema, John Pambalu, has been charged with treason, an offence that carries a potential death penalty.
Pambalu, a member of the party's national council and former youth wing leader, is accused of seeking to disrupt the 2025 general election through protests intended to intimidate the government.
He is the second senior Chadema figure to face treason charges after party leader Tundu Lissu.
The charges come amid a wider crackdown on government critics
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