Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Friday announced an inquiry into the killings that occurred during the election that returned her to power, and called for leniency for some protesters charged with treason.

Hassan retained the presidency with 98 percent of the vote on October 29, according to the electoral commission, after her main opponents were jailed or disqualified.

Allegations of rigging and government repression sparked days of violent protests in which hundreds were killed by security forces, according to the opposition and rights groups, amid a total internet blackout.

“I am deeply saddened by the incident. I offer my condolences to all the families who lost their loved ones,” Hassan said at the opening session of the new parliament.

“The government has taken the ste

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