In Tanzania, the opposition called for massive and peaceful protests on Monday, November 2, following the re-election of President Magufuli. She shouts for massive fraud and condemns the multiple arrests in her ranks. This Monday, repression continues.
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Tundu Lissu, the biggest opponent and failed presidential candidate, was arrested again this afternoon. According to his lawyer, he was taken to the central police station. Earlier today, Chadema party leader Freeman Mbowe was arrested along with two other officials. According to the movement, they would be accused of terrorism.
Zitto Kabwe of the ACT-Wazalendo movement described a police raid on the party’s offices on Monday morning. He would have escaped arrest. He continues to call for peaceful demonstrations.
Without going into details, the authorities admitted to having carried out several raids. While opponents of President Magufuli had called for demonstrations today, the police chief in Dar Es Salaam explained that some opponents were planning violence and had convinced young people to burn cars, petrol stations or even tires. Lazaro Mambosasa clarified that today’s march was not approved.
The opposition called for massive and peaceful protests to challenge the electoral process. John Magufuli was re-elected on Friday, October 30, with 84% of the vote, and Parliament is almost in favor of the CCM, the ruling party. Many international observers have questioned the credibility of the process and called for an end to human rights abuses. man.
Following this new wave of repression, Donald Wright, the US ambassador to the country, said he was “very concerned”. He called on the government “to ensure the safety of opposition leaders, to stop targeted arrests and release detainees”. But the power remains right in his boots. The new president of Zanzibar’s territory, Hussein Mwinyi, was sworn in. The head of state, John Magufuli, is doing the same on Thursday.
