Tanzania, Aug. 8 -- Dar es Salaam. Independent advocate and politician, Mr Peter Madeleka, said Tanzania must adopt a clear stance on security matters, warning that the proliferation of terrorism charges damages the country's international image.

The legal practitioner and civil rights defender noted that as more terrorism cases are brought before the courts, the country increasingly comes across as one facing a terror threat, posing risks to the nation's reputation.

Mr Madeleka made the observations during an exclusive interview with The Citizen's sister newspaper, Mwananchi, held recently at his office in Dar es Salaam, amid several ongoing terrorism cases in various courts across the country involving citizens and cadres of the oppos...