Top Tanzanian journalist ‘to face sedition charges’

Top investigative Tanzanian journalist Erick Kabendera, who was arrested on Monday, is to be charged with sedition, his lawyer has said.

Jebra Kambol said in a statement that the police first questioned his client over his citizenship even though he holds a Tanzanian passport.

He was then passed over to the cyber crime unit for interrogation, the lawyer said.

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