Thursday, 28 March 2019

Tanzania: Police Block ACT-Wazalendo political party Meeting in Dar es Salaam

Police have continued to patrol the areas around PR Stadium Hotel where ACT –Wazalendo were supposed to hold their meeting earlier on today.
Police on Wedneday blocked ACT-Wazalendo from holding a meeting at PR Stadium Hotel, according to Dar Special Zone Police Commander Lazaro Mambosasa.
Mr Mambosasa said they were forced to cancel the meeting over security concerns.
The party planned to hold the meeting to receive more than 1500 new members, who defected from Civic United Front (CUF) recently.
Three police vehicles were seen at the hotel’s premises with armed officers patrolling the area.
The party’s secretary general Ms Dorothy Semu said that they weren’t informed by the police about the ban.
“We were caught unawares when some of our new members were chased away by the police…we weren’t informed at all about this new development,” said Ms Semu.

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