150-Day Investigation Deadline for 2025 Election Violence by Commission of Inquiry
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TLDR
- DAR ES SALAAM: THE six-member Commission of Inquiry established to investigate violence and violations of law committed during and after the 2025 General Election brings together eminent judicial and investigative.
- President Samia Suluhu Hassan has given the commission 150 days, equivalent to about five months, to complete its investigations and submit its report.
- Members of the commission include; Justice Shabani Ali Lila (Chairperson) A retired Court of Appeal judge, Justice Lila previously served as Principal Judge of the High Court of Tanzania.
- He has participated in several high-profile commissions of inquiry in Uganda, including investigations into human rights violations, the Kasubi Tombs fire and the Mbarara killings.
- Justice Joni Mjema The retired High Court judge previously served as Executive Secretary of the Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance.