JAILED TANZANIAN OPPOSITION LEADER ENDS HUNGER STRIKE AS TREASON CASE TAKES NEW TURN
Tundu Lissu, the leader of the opposition CHADEMA party in Tanzania, has stopped a short hunger strike. He had previously refused to eat after prison officials denied him confidential access to his legal team. The hunger strike ended once authorities permitted him to have a private meeting with his younger brother. Lissu is currently jailed as part of a treason case.
JAILED TANZANIAN OPPOSITION LEADER ENDS HUNGER STRIKE AS TREASON CASE TAKES NEW TURN Tanzania’s jailed opposition leader Tundu Lissu has ended a brief hunger strike after prison authorities allowed him a private meeting with his younger brother. Lissu, who leads the opposition CHADEMA party, reportedly refused food after being denied confidential access to his legal […] The post JAILED TANZANIAN OPPOSITION LEADER ENDS HUNGER STRIKE AS TREASON CASE TAKES NEW TURN first appeared on The Zambian Observer .