A Tanzanian court found opposition leader Tundu Lissu guilty of inciting people to disrupt last year's election and sentenced him to four years in prison, according to ABC News. The same report said the court acquitted him of treason, ruling that prosecutors had "failed to prove" that he intended to intimidate the government.

BBC News reported separately that a 58-year-old Tanzanian opposition leader had been found guilty of incitement and acquitted of the more serious charge of treason. The BBC summary does not name the leader, but ABC News identified him as Lissu. BBC News also reported that the 58-year-old has been detained since April of last year.

The two reports agree on the central outcome: a guilty finding on incitement and an acquittal on treason. They differ in emphasis. The BBC summary does not state a sentence, while ABC News reported a term of four years.

Only ABC News connected the charge to last year's election, describing the incitement as an effort to disrupt it. The BBC summary does not mention the election. ABC News is also the only one of the two to describe the court's reasoning on intent.

Neither summary indicates whether an appeal has been filed or how the prosecution and defense responded to the verdict. The summaries do not describe where the court sits or whether Lissu's detention will change following the sentence. The full reports may contain further detail than the summaries available here.

Sources: BBC News: Tanzanian opposition leader found guilty of incitement; ABC News: Tanzania opposition leader Lissu sentenced to 4 years for incitement, acquitted of treason.