Mbowe case postponed over ‘vehicle breakdown’

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Freeman Mbowe, the chairman of Tanzania’s opposition party Chadema. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

What you need to know:

  • The terrorism case facing Tanzanian opposition leader Freeman Mbowe was postponed last week on Friday to August 27 after prosecutors failed to present him and his three co-accused to court, because of “a prison vehicle breakdown.’’
  • In an interview with the BBC at State House Dar es Salaam last week on Monday, President Samia Hassan said she did not think the case against Mr Mbowe and his colleagues was politically motivated.