Press Release
Bring Detainees to Trial, Release Them on Bail
or Set Them Free Immediately

It is nearly three years now since our three members of Hizb ut Tahrir / Tanzania: Ustadh Ramadhan Moshi (41), Waziri Suleiman (33) and Omar Salum Bumbo (51) were kidnapped and falsely accused with charges of ‘conspiracy to commit terrorism’ and ‘commit acts of terrorism’. For further details, please read the press release dated 14 December 2017:

http://www.hizbuttahrir.today/en/index.php/press-releases/tanzania/14417.html

Throughout the detention of the three members, apart from being away from their families, relatives, friends and halting their economic activities. They are also experiencing inhumane confinement with unhygienic surroundings devoid of proper social amenities in general.

Furthermore, it is disheartening that their case continues to be mentioned every two weeks, without commencing trial on the pretext of an incomplete gathering of evidences for nearly three years!

We in Hizb ut Tahrir / Tanzania strongly emphasize that our members are innocent without doubt, and that is why until now there is lack of confidence and willingness in commencing their trial hearing. Our members and many others mentioned in Tanzania Council of Imam’s recent document (pg. 17- 25) are only victims of biased law of The Prevention of Terrorism Act that was imposed by powerful states and is used to oppress, terrorize, torture, abduct etc.

We also insist that since Hizb ut Tahrir was founded in 1953 calling to Islam by adhering meticulously to the method of the Prophet Muhammad (saw) that requires restricting itself to the intellectual and political method without resorting to any force or violence.

We in Hizb ut Tahrir / Tanzania once again demand from all apparatus dealing with the administration of justice in Tanzania to comply with the proper judicial process by adducing evidence before the court ready for trial of detainees, should they have any, or release our three members on bail, or set them free immediately.

Masoud Msellem
Media Representative of Hizb ut Tahrir in Tanzania