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Tanzania: Politics and Government

Asked by Wendy MortonConservativeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 5 June 2025UIN 56232

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Government of Tanzania on the arrest of (a) opposition leader Tundu Lissu and (b) foreign nationals involved in supporting democratic activism.

Answered by Mr Hamish Falconer

Our High Commission in Dar es Salaam regularly discusses issues of governance with the Government of Tanzania and has raised the case of opposition leader Tundu Lissu at senior levels, as well as the recent case of foreign national activists in Tanzania. The UK Government supports due process and the rule of law in all legal cases.

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