Tanzania, Aug. 17 -- Dar es Salaam. Chadema national chairman Tundu Lissu has asked the High Court to find that he has no case to answer in a treason charge, urging it to acquit him and order the government to pay him compensation.

Mr Lissu submitted on Monday, August 17, 2026, after the prosecution closed its case having called 17 of its 30 listed witnesses.

Mr Lissu faces one count of treason under Section 39(2)(d) of the Penal Code, arising from remarks he allegedly made regarding the 2025 General Election.

The prosecution alleges that on April 3, 2025, in Dar es Salaam, Mr Lissu incited the public to prevent the 2025 General Election by uttering and publishing remarks aimed at pressuring the country's top government leader.

He all...