{"id":25196,"date":"2021-07-21T10:53:41","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T07:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/?p=25196"},"modified":"2021-07-21T10:53:43","modified_gmt":"2021-07-21T07:53:43","slug":"tanzanian-opposition-leader-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/2021\/07\/21\/tanzanian-opposition-leader-arrested\/","title":{"rendered":"Tanzanian Opposition Leader Arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tanzania’s main opposition party on Wednesday said its leader Freeman Mbowe was arrested last night while at his hotel room in Mwanza in the north-western region, where he was attending party meetings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officials from his Chadema party say that until now they have not been able to establish in which police station their leader is being held.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a statement<\/a>, the party says 10 other leaders arrested alongside him were taken to the Central Police Station in Mwanza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We would like the police to come out and tell us where our chairman is and the reasons for his arrest,” reads the statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The party has also condemned the violation of the rights of Tanzanians, saying “this is a clear sign that the dictatorship under the [late President John Magufuli] still continues”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mwenyekiti CHADEMA Taifa \u2066@freemanmbowetz<\/a>\u2069 haijulikani alipo baada ya Jeshi la Polisi kuvamia hoteli aliyofikia na kuwakamata na viongozi wengine wamepelekwa Kituo cha Kati, Mwanza lakini Mwenyekiti hajulikani alipo. pic.twitter.com\/TIBP51nHFu<\/a><\/p>— ROYAL TELEVISION (@Royal_Tv_Tz) July 21, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>