Court rejects media gag order as opposition leader challenges shaky witness testimony in Tanzanian treason trial.
‘I have never been so hard-hearted as to forbid people from going to a funeral, if they have seen the importance of going.’
A senior police officer admits to baseless arrests as Lissu’s cross-examination exposes flaws, leaving the prosecution’s case in tatters.
The seventh and eighth prosecution witnesses took the stand, but both left with their testimonies severely compromised after facing Mr Lissu’s methodical questioning.
Lissu’s cross-examination exposed major contradictions, creating courtroom drama and comedy.
The court sternly ordered the prison service to ensure Mr Lissu was provided with lunch for all future court dates and adjourned the case until February 13
Hali ya utulivu katika maeneo ya Dar es Salaam, Ruvuma na Mbeya imetajwa kuchangia kushindwa kwa mashahidi kusafiri na kufanya maandalizi ya shauri hilo.
If the court upholds any one of Lissu’s objections, the prosecution could be left with a case that is, in the words of the accused, “like a cart before a horse,” going nowhere.
The day’s proceedings saw the dramatic exit of Inspector Kaaya and the entrance of a new witness who began detailing a highly technical process for analysing the video evidence at the heart of the case.
On October 14, Tanzanian immigration authorities deported a German and a U.S. national for allegedly “violating” their visa conditions.