Tundu Lissu turned his cross-examination of a police witness from a legal procedure into a political defence, framing his charged speech as a legitimate part of a decades-long fight for constitutional change in Tanzania.
Officials of Tanzania’s main opposition party, CHADEMA, report that those taken include ward chairpersons, constituency leaders, with families describing scenes of forced entry and violence.
Building on the previous day’s tactics, Lissu continued to highlight contradictions between ASP Bagyemu’s courtroom testimony and his initial sworn statements.
Katika taarifa iliyotolewa leo Jumanne, Oktoba 7, 2025, imeeleza kuwa Polisi inamtaka Augustino Polepole aweze kutoa maelezo yake na uthibitisho wa shutuma alizotoa kwamba kuna afisa wa Jeshi la Polisi amehusika katika kumteka ndugu yake.
The court session was dominated by Tundu Lissu’s procedural challenges and the prosecution’s first witness, whose testimony he immediately contested as irrelevant.
Trapped between pre-dawn departures and post-dusk returns, a parent questions an education system that has replaced family time with relentless, soul-crushing study.
Masaju’s remarks come amidst debate over the issue of court access during the treason trial of the opposition leader, Tundu Lissu
Police claim that two of the suspects were shot, and another died after jumping from a moving vehicle
Government intervenes after distressing videos show woman being forcibly removed from her family home in Dar es Salaam.
The body of Mzumbe University student Shyrose Mahande, who was kidnapped four days prior, was found burning in Mbeya on September 17, 2025.
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