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About 20 members of Tanzania's main opposition party, including a deputy, were released on bail Monday after being arrested over the weekend, police said
Nairobi, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News, July 17, 2018) Twenty members of the main Tanzanian opposition party, including a deputy, were released on bail Monday after being arrested over the weekend, police said.
Chadema party secretary Vincent Mashinji had previously said that the group was arrested on Saturday after claiming they "fomented problems", but the police did not give any details about them. accusations.
Mashinji confirmed their release on Monday.
Lawmaker Frank Mwakajoka was arrested in his office in South Tunduma after asking for forms for his party's candidates to participate in the partial municipal elections in August, according to the party.
"We do not understand the reasons for this arrest," Mashinji said, adding that the police had arrested "20 other Chadema members who were gathered at a local party office to prepare for the election." 19659003] "According to the initial information we have, the police say they were fomenting problems," he added.
Chadema regularly accuses the police of bringing charges against his members, with the aim of weakening the party,
In September 2017, Tundu Lissu, legislator of Chadema, was shot dead several times at home, and in February, two local officials of Chadema were killed by strangers, in murders described as political assassinations by the opposition
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