Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 55016

Tanzania: Politics and Government

Tabled: 30 May 2025
Answered: 5 June 2025
Named Day

Question

Bell Ribeiro-Addy

LabourClapham and Brixton Hill

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 and prosecution of opposition political leaders on charges of treason.

Answer

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. The Government supports due process and the rule of law in all legal c...

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