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Amnesty concerned at "politically-motivated arrests"

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    Meanwhile, Amnesty International has expressed concern that 10 CUF members, for whom warrants have been issued in Zanzibar, "may be arrested and face the death penalty on fabricated charges of treason." If arrested, they would join in prison 18 other CUF members - including four members of the House of Representatives - detained on treason charges since late 1997 and early 1998 but who have still not been tried, a press release stated. Amnesty said it believed the charges were "politically motivated and aimed at silencing peaceful opposition to the Zanzibar government."

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