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President John Magufuli suggests amnesty for financial crimes

President John Magufuli

Tanzania’s president said on Sunday people held on charges of tax evasion, money laundering and other financial crimes should be freed if they confess and return the cash.

John Magufuli said it was only a recommendation - and it was not immediately clear what impact his words would have on a number of recent detentions of business executives and other figures including the journalist Erick Kabendera.

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