Dozens charged with treason following election protests in Tanzania

Security forces guard in the streets of Arusha, Tanzania, on election day (AP)

Prosecutors in Tanzania charged dozens of people with treason over their alleged roles in violence surrounding the country’s disputed election.

The charge sheet on Friday identified 76 suspects accused of intending to obstruct the October 29 election “for the purpose of intimidating” the authorities in Dar es Salaam, the commercial capital.