Politician arrested for "insulting" President Magufuli :: Kenya



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Tanzanian President John Magufuli.The President has been criticized for his alleged attempts to restrict freedom of expression.

A top Tanzanian opposition leader was arrested for insulting President John Magufuli.

He is the last of a lineage of several citizens and politicians who have been detained for similar charges.

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The posting of an issue on their Facebook page "Who is the president, really?" Was enough to stop Julius Mtatiro.

The police detained him while they found this expression offensive to the president. They continued to search at Mr. Mtatiro for the device used to post on social networks.

million. Mtatiro had republished in solidarity with a young man from northwestern Tanzania, who had initially raised the issue on his Facebook page and had himself arrested three days ago.

Rights activists have criticized the Tanzanian authorities for repressing freedom of expression.

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But the government says that unlimited freedom of expression can lead to a breach of peace.

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