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President denies persecuting opposition

    NAIROBI

    Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa on Wednesday urged western countries to desist from claims that the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party was persecuting the opposition. Speaking at a rally in Makunduchi, southern Zanzibar, Mkapa called on them to stop their claims of human rights abuses whenever “the government took action against people who had committed disruptive acts which jeopardise peace and stability in the country.” He warned that Tanzania would not allow the freedom of multiparty politics to be used as a weapon to violate the laws of the land.

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