Dar es Salaam. Police have
released on bail the former Prime Minister, Mr Edward Lowassa, after
questioning him for four hours at Police headquarters today.
Mr
Lowassa reported at Police headquarters at around 10am today following a
summon he received yesterday from the director of Criminal
Investigations (DCI).
Mr Lowassa, who is also Chama cha
Demokrasia na Maendeleo (Chadema Central Committee member, left Police
headquarter building at around 2.15pm.
Speaking after
the interrogation, Chadema’s lawyer who accompanied Lowassa, Mr Peter
Kibatala, said Police allowed Mr Lowassa to post a bail for himself.
Mr
Kibatala said the questioning centred on a statement which Police
described as incitement, which Mr Lowassa gave during an Iftar hosted by
Ukonga MP, Mr Mwita Waitara last Friday.
"Mr Lowassa
has been questioned on what Police describe as inflammatory statement.
He has lodged cautionary statement and he will be required to report at
the Police headquarters next Thursday,” he said.
