A Compulsory Research Report Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for an Award of the Bachelor of Law (LLB) of Mzumbe University
This topic concern with police powers in regulating political parties Assemblies in Tanzania. The problem of this research is unfair treatment in political parties assemblies in Tanzania where by it has been reported that in many opposition parties assemblies people have been killed which is
Different in political assemblies of the ruling party.
The main objective of this research is to examine legal powers of the police force and their powers in regulating political parties’ assemblies in Tanzania. Other objectives are analyzing the problem political parties’ face when they assemble, to pinpoint loopholes in the law, to examine the reason behind which led police to interfere and destroy political parties’ assemblies in Tanzania and the last objective is to suggest possible amendment of the law
In relation to the powers in regulating political parties assemblies in Tanzania. As the result of data collection, the researcher finds minority were of the idea. That the police powers were not tailored to carter for assurance and Protection of political party assemblies.
Since there were unfair treatment in Regulating political parties assemblies and also the group of majority, was of the view that the police powers is sufficiently enough to protect political parties.
The researcher recommends as follows: police force using reasonable force in regulating political parties assemblies, political parties educating their members, amendment of the laws and finally political parties respecting and observing the rule of conducting assemblies.