Tanzania’s opposition leader and Chadema chairman, Tundu Lissu, has been arrested in Mbinga, Songea region, moments after addressing a public rally.
According to the party, Lissu was arrested by police officers who were under the command of the Officer Commanding District (OCD). The grounds of his arrest are still unknown.
During his dramatic arrest, police used teargas and fired live bullets to scare the gathering.
“Tundu Lissu has been arrested by the police in Mbinga district when he had just finished addressing a public meeting. Up to now it is not known which police station he has been taken to,” CHADEMA said on its X account.
“The chairman has been arrested with other party members, and the police officers are dispersing the public using teargas at the venue.”
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