Dismissal of treason charge means Tundu Lissu avoids threat of death penalty in a trial that has drawn international condemnation. A Tanzanian court has jailed opposition leader Tundu Lissu for four years on a charge of incitement. The ruling was handed down on Friday, in a trial closely watched internationally. The three-judge panel in the Dar-es-Salaam court dismissed a charge of treason that carried the threat of a death sentence.