Tanzanian court adjourns case of prominent jailed journalist for fourth time

Tanzanian investigative journalist Erick Kabendera leaves after he appeared at the Kisutu residents magistrate court in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania September 12, 2019. REUTERS/Emmanuel Herman

DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - A Tanzanian court on Thursday adjourned the case of a prominent investigative journalist for the fourth time since he was arraigned more than a month ago, in a case that rights groups and Western government call politically motivated.

Erick Kabendera, who has written for national and international publications including Britain's Guardian and Times, was arrested at his home in Dar es Salaam on July 29.