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“I was not charged with incitement but you judges are convicting me with it just to impress the person who gives you the titles. I believe these were directives,”

Tundu Lissu · said 2026-11-06 · reported 2026-11-06

Lissu accused the judges of convicting him of incitement to impress President Samia Suluhu Hassan, calling it a political persecution.

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