Amnesty International: Tanzania must provide evidence to back-up charges or release political opposition leader

Amnesty International: Tanzania must provide evidence to back-up charges or release political opposition leader

Kinoamiguu said:
Pumbavu kabisa wewe. Juzi hapa mlikuwa anasema hivyohivyo juu ya COVID leo mnakimbizana kwenda kuchanjwa!
Una sovereign country gani wewe hata Pampers za watoto na paddy za wanafunzi zimekushinda kutengeneza!
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chapwa24 said:
Ushahidi utaletwa mahakamani, wawe wapole wasubiri tu. pia, wasitufokee, hawana mandate kutuamrisha kufanya chochote, tunafanya kwa ridhaa na wakati wetu, sisi ni sovereign country, unlike wao ni NGO ya kimataifa tu. shwain.
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Rudi Mirembe bado haujapona ,or follow doctor's prescription properly
 
Kinoamiguu said:
Pumbavu kabisa wewe. Juzi hapa mlikuwa anasema hivyohivyo juu ya COVID leo mnakimbizana kwenda kuchanjwa!
Una sovereign country gani wewe hata Pampers za watoto na paddy za wanafunzi zimekushinda kutengeneza!
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Halina kichwa hilo utajisumbua bure,don't waste your callories
 
FUSO said:
CCM hawana evidence yoyote ya Ugaidi wa Mbowe...kosa lake ni kudai katiba mopya...

hawa CCM na washirika wao wanaharibu legacy ya Taifa letu iliyojengwa kwa jasho na damu na Mwalimu.
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Informer said:
4 August 2021

Tanzanian authorities must promptly provide evidence to substantiate charges against opposition leader Freeman Mbowe, or else release him, said Amnesty International ahead of his appearance in a Dar es Salaam court tomorrow. At the time of releasing this statement, police had on 3 August arrested several members of the opposition Party of Democracy and Progress (Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo in Swahili), officially known as Chadema, and a lawyer ahead of planned protests on 5 August against the arrest and continued detention of Mbowe in what appears to be a growing crackdown against the political opposition.

Mbowe is facing charges related to economic crimes and financing terrorist activities between May and August 2020, following his arrest in the early hours of 21 July during a raid on a hotel in Mwanza, northern Tanzania, along with 11 other Chadema officials and staff. Police arrested a further three people associated with Chadema later the same day. All of those arrested at that time have since been released without charge, except for Mbowe.

“Freeman Mbowe was arrested just hours before he was due to launch a programme calling for constitutional reform in Tanzania. The timing of his arrest raises questions around whether this was a tactic to silence critical voices and the onus is now on the authorities to provide evidence to back-up the charges or else promptly release him”, said Deprose Muchena, Amnesty International’s Director for East and Southern Africa.

“Since President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s inauguration, the Tanzanian government has taken some encouraging steps towards allowing greater freedom of expression and association in the country. This case is a concerning development that casts doubt on whether that progress will continue or whether repression will once again be the order of the day.”

Freeman Mbowe was not presented in court until 26 July, more than five days after his arrest. After being charged, he was then transferred from Oysterbay Police Station in Dar es Salaam to Ukonga Prison, also in Dar es Salaam, on 26 July. While Tanzanian law does not specify say how long a suspect may be held before being taken to court, regional and international human rights standards are clear that the state has a legal obligation to present an accused person promptly before a court of law, usually within 48 hours of their arrest.

His 11 colleagues, who were held at Mwanza, were released on 24 July while the other three, who were arrested in Mwanza and transported to Dar es Salaam Central Police Station, were released on 25 July. They were informed that they had been arrested for illegally gathering and contravening Covid-19 prevention measures, although such restrictions are not publicly available in the country.

“While the government of Tanzania has been rethinking its approach to Covid-19 in a positive way and joining the global effort to fight the virus, authorities must not use the pandemic as a justification to target and harass opposition parties. Instead, the authorities must ensure that any restriction imposed to address the public health crisis is widely distributed among the population and not weaponized to silence critical voices,” said Deprose Muchena.

Background

Freeman Mbowe is facing charges of “Conspiracy contrary to Section 4 and 27 of the Prevention of Terrorism Act” and “Violation of the Economic and Organized Crime Control Act”, regarding allegations dating back to the period between May and August 2020. It is not clear why the state waited until last month to arrest him and bring him to court on these charges after he convened a meeting to call for constitutional reform.
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This is stupidity of the highest degree- Provide evidence to who- I think the matter is before the court of law were the dual process is highly observed.
 
Saint Ivuga said:
Muda mwingine tunajiharibia wenyewe.
Hao CHADEMA kuwa spini hivi haisaidii hasa hsa inaongeza tu chuki kwa wananchi
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Wananchi wapi?. Sema inaongeza chuki kwako, hakuna mwananchi mwenye akili timamu akachukizwa kukamatwa kwa gaidi. Tena operation ungeendelea mule saccos, kungepatikana magaidi mengine mengi tu..
 
chapwa24 said:
Ushahidi utaletwa mahakamani, wawe wapole wasubiri tu. pia, wasitufokee, hawana mandate kutuamrisha kufanya chochote, tunafanya kwa ridhaa na wakati wetu, sisi ni sovereign country, unlike wao ni NGO ya kimataifa tu. shwain.
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Sawa boss unaonyesha ushahidi unao we we.

Ukileta utawakata ngebe maana ccm wana matackle sana.
 
Hao ni kenge tuu kwani ushahidi wanapewa wao au mahakamani? Kwanza wamemkuta mama ni mpole Ethiopia,Uganda,Rwanda nk huwa hawacheki cheki na huwa hawababaishwi na kelele za hawa wapuuzi.
 
Mbowe amekuwa akifanya siasa za Upinzani tangu kuasisiwa kwake rasmi 1992.

Tangu 1992 hadi leo hii imepita miaka 29, hivyo kwa exposure ya Mbowe kwenye Siasa za Nchi hii sio ya kubeza. Ameweza kutengeneza marafiki wengi ndani na Nje ya Nchi wakiwemo hao akina Amnesty international.

Kama lengo ilikuwa kumuonesha nguvu aliyonayo Mhe. Rais, nadhani ameshaona na kujifunza.

Huko mnakotaka muende si sahihi, tutaanza kurudi kulekule kwa mwendazake na mwisho wa siku Nchi itarudi nyuma kwenye kila kitu kuanzia Uchumi n.k na itapelekea Wawekezaji kuanza kuondoa mitaji yao Sokoni kwani si rahisi mfanyabiashara kuwekeza sehemu yenye Magaidi na Ugaidi labda iwe biashara ya SILAHA.

Pili viongozi mliopewa dhamana ya Kumshauri Mhe. Rais mshaurini kwa hekima na Busara na sio Mihemko.

Mambo yakiwa magumu hakuna Miradi ya maendeleo itajengwa, kumbukeni hao Nchi wahisani wanachangia almost 46% ya Bajeti yetu hivyo wakiondoa Misaada yao kwenye Bajeti Mama hali ya Nchi itakuwa mbaya zaidi.

Siasa si Uadui. Akina Dr Slaa, Steven Wassira, David Kafulila si walikuwa Upinzani mbona leo hii wanatumikia Serikali? Acheni wanasiasa wafanye Siasa ili kupata mawazo mbadala.
 
Informer said:
4 August 2021

Tanzanian authorities must promptly provide evidence to substantiate charges against opposition leader Freeman Mbowe, or else release him, said Amnesty International ahead of his appearance in a Dar es Salaam court tomorrow. At the time of releasing this statement, police had on 3 August arrested several members of the opposition Party of Democracy and Progress (Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo in Swahili), officially known as Chadema, and a lawyer ahead of planned protests on 5 August against the arrest and continued detention of Mbowe in what appears to be a growing crackdown against the political opposition.

Mbowe is facing charges related to economic crimes and financing terrorist activities between May and August 2020, following his arrest in the early hours of 21 July during a raid on a hotel in Mwanza, northern Tanzania, along with 11 other Chadema officials and staff. Police arrested a further three people associated with Chadema later the same day. All of those arrested at that time have since been released without charge, except for Mbowe.

“Freeman Mbowe was arrested just hours before he was due to launch a programme calling for constitutional reform in Tanzania. The timing of his arrest raises questions around whether this was a tactic to silence critical voices and the onus is now on the authorities to provide evidence to back-up the charges or else promptly release him”, said Deprose Muchena, Amnesty International’s Director for East and Southern Africa.

“Since President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s inauguration, the Tanzanian government has taken some encouraging steps towards allowing greater freedom of expression and association in the country. This case is a concerning development that casts doubt on whether that progress will continue or whether repression will once again be the order of the day.”

Freeman Mbowe was not presented in court until 26 July, more than five days after his arrest. After being charged, he was then transferred from Oysterbay Police Station in Dar es Salaam to Ukonga Prison, also in Dar es Salaam, on 26 July. While Tanzanian law does not specify say how long a suspect may be held before being taken to court, regional and international human rights standards are clear that the state has a legal obligation to present an accused person promptly before a court of law, usually within 48 hours of their arrest.

His 11 colleagues, who were held at Mwanza, were released on 24 July while the other three, who were arrested in Mwanza and transported to Dar es Salaam Central Police Station, were released on 25 July. They were informed that they had been arrested for illegally gathering and contravening Covid-19 prevention measures, although such restrictions are not publicly available in the country.

“While the government of Tanzania has been rethinking its approach to Covid-19 in a positive way and joining the global effort to fight the virus, authorities must not use the pandemic as a justification to target and harass opposition parties. Instead, the authorities must ensure that any restriction imposed to address the public health crisis is widely distributed among the population and not weaponized to silence critical voices,” said Deprose Muchena.

Background

Freeman Mbowe is facing charges of “Conspiracy contrary to Section 4 and 27 of the Prevention of Terrorism Act” and “Violation of the Economic and Organized Crime Control Act”, regarding allegations dating back to the period between May and August 2020. It is not clear why the state waited until last month to arrest him and bring him to court on these charges after he convened a meeting to call for constitutional reform.
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Sasa huko ccm kuanzia mwenyekiti ni kihiyo,kuelewa hii mpka kada wao siro n mcherengwa waende kwa rais lion
 
Tunaanza mikakati ya kuhakikisha mapato ya Serikali hii wanayokusanya kutoka kwetu kama walipa kodi yanapungua kwa kiasi kikubwa sana kadri tutakavyoweza. Kwani mapato hayo ndiyo yanalipa mishahara ya hawa polisi, mahakama, tume FEKI ya uchaguzi wote hawa hawatutendei haki Watanzania kwa namna moja au nyingine.

Saint Ivuga said:
Muda mwingine tunajiharibia wenyewe.
Hao CHADEMA kuwa spini hivi haisaidii hasa hsa inaongeza tu chuki kwa wananchi
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dudus said:
... the Amnesty International moja ya taasisi zinazoheshimika duniani!
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Dinia ipi?! Mbona hawajamwambia Marekani awasilishe ushahidi wa wale anaowashikilia Guantanamo karibu miaka 20? Au hiyo heshima ni kwa vinchi kama Tanzania tu!
 
Informer said:
4 August 2021

Tanzanian authorities must promptly provide evidence to substantiate charges against opposition leader Freeman Mbowe, or else release him, said Amnesty International ahead of his appearance in a Dar es Salaam court tomorrow. At the time of releasing this statement, police had on 3 August arrested several members of the opposition Party of Democracy and Progress (Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo in Swahili), officially known as Chadema, and a lawyer ahead of planned protests on 5 August against the arrest and continued detention of Mbowe in what appears to be a growing crackdown against the political opposition.

Mbowe is facing charges related to economic crimes and financing terrorist activities between May and August 2020, following his arrest in the early hours of 21 July during a raid on a hotel in Mwanza, northern Tanzania, along with 11 other Chadema officials and staff. Police arrested a further three people associated with Chadema later the same day. All of those arrested at that time have since been released without charge, except for Mbowe.

“Freeman Mbowe was arrested just hours before he was due to launch a programme calling for constitutional reform in Tanzania. The timing of his arrest raises questions around whether this was a tactic to silence critical voices and the onus is now on the authorities to provide evidence to back-up the charges or else promptly release him”, said Deprose Muchena, Amnesty International’s Director for East and Southern Africa.

“Since President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s inauguration, the Tanzanian government has taken some encouraging steps towards allowing greater freedom of expression and association in the country. This case is a concerning development that casts doubt on whether that progress will continue or whether repression will once again be the order of the day.”

Freeman Mbowe was not presented in court until 26 July, more than five days after his arrest. After being charged, he was then transferred from Oysterbay Police Station in Dar es Salaam to Ukonga Prison, also in Dar es Salaam, on 26 July. While Tanzanian law does not specify say how long a suspect may be held before being taken to court, regional and international human rights standards are clear that the state has a legal obligation to present an accused person promptly before a court of law, usually within 48 hours of their arrest.

His 11 colleagues, who were held at Mwanza, were released on 24 July while the other three, who were arrested in Mwanza and transported to Dar es Salaam Central Police Station, were released on 25 July. They were informed that they had been arrested for illegally gathering and contravening Covid-19 prevention measures, although such restrictions are not publicly available in the country.

“While the government of Tanzania has been rethinking its approach to Covid-19 in a positive way and joining the global effort to fight the virus, authorities must not use the pandemic as a justification to target and harass opposition parties. Instead, the authorities must ensure that any restriction imposed to address the public health crisis is widely distributed among the population and not weaponized to silence critical voices,” said Deprose Muchena.

Background

Freeman Mbowe is facing charges of “Conspiracy contrary to Section 4 and 27 of the Prevention of Terrorism Act” and “Violation of the Economic and Organized Crime Control Act”, regarding allegations dating back to the period between May and August 2020. It is not clear why the state waited until last month to arrest him and bring him to court on these charges after he convened a meeting to call for constitutional reform.
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Hawana ushahidi Hawa mapimbi, watakuja na feki video na tupicha twa fotoshop kama za wakati ule za ludovic na lwakatare
 
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