A court in Dar es Salaam sentenced Chadema chair Tundu Lissu to four years in prison on Friday, Nov. 6, 2026, for inciting people to disrupt the 2025 election, and acquitted him of treason, which carried a possible death sentence. The 58-year-old had been detained since April 2025; he says the charges were politically motivated.
WHO:
A Tanzanian court
WHAT:
The court sentenced opposition leader Tundu Lissu, chairperson of the Chadema party, to four years in prison for inciting people to disrupt the 2025 election and acquitted him of treason. Lissu, 58, had been detained since April 2025. He says the charges were politically motivated. He had been detained since April 2025, spending 19 months in custody.
WHEN:
Nov 6, 2026
WHERE:
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
WHY:
The court sentenced Lissu for inciting people to disrupt the 2025 election. The three-judge panel ruled prosecutors had failed to prove he intended to intimidate the government, so acquitted him of treason.
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