The
former PM who is now a key opposition figure will be required to record
a statement tomorrow, Tuesday June 27 at 10am. Mr Lowassa confirms he
has been summoned but did not know why. The Opposition party Chadema
spokesperson Tumaini Makene also confirmed the news.
In a telephone interview, Mr Lowassa said that he got the directive from the government through a letter.
“I
have received the letter which directs me to report to the DCI offices
tomorrow but I still don’t know the reasons behind it,” he said.
However,
Lowassa said he suspected the order may have something to do with
remarks he made Friday night during an Iftar address in Dar es Salaam.
During
the address, the former PM asked President John Magufuli to intervene
so that several Muslim preachers who have been held in custody for more
than four years without progress in their case be heard in court. Most
of the preachers were arrested in Zanzibar over terrorism link claims.
Yesterday
Mr Lowassa said he suspected he was being summoned over the remarks
relating to the clerics. “I am not sure if this could be the reason but I
am just guessing. But the truth will be clear by tomorrow when I will
see the DCI,” he said.
The former PM who contested the
presidency in the 2015 General Election and lost to President Magufuli
pledged during his campaigns to have the clerics released should he win.
