A Tanzanian court has sentenced opposition leader Tundu Lissu to four years in prison after finding him guilty of incitement. While Lissu was convicted on this charge, he was acquitted of treason charges that carry the death penalty.
The court ruled that prosecutors failed to prove Lissu intended to intimidate the government, leading to the dismissal of the treason charge. However, he was found guilty of incitement for statements made ahead of the presidential election in October 2025, which the court determined were intended to incite people to disrupt the election.
Lissu condemned his conviction, asserting that incitement had not been among the charges he faced. The United Nations and human rights groups also condemned the case as politically motivated, stating that the trial was meant to silence opposition to the Tanzanian government.