Testimony of Chief Investigator Amin Mahamba on April 8, 2025 Investigation
Latest Tanzania politics news · Testimony of Chief Investigator Amin Mahamba on April 8… explained · 2025 updates · updated Aug 11, 2026 · politics news · government · policy
TLDR
- On August 10, 2026, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Amin Mahamba, the chief investigator in the case, took the stand as a prosecution witness before a three-judge panel led by Judge Dunstan Ndunguru.
- In his examination-in-chief led by Principal State Attorney Nassoro Katuga, ACP Mahamba testified that on April 8, 2025, he was assigned to coordinate the investigation into a treason file already opened at the Dar es.
- ACP Mahamba testified that after Mr Lissu was arrested in Mbinga on April 9, 2025, and charged the following day, the police received complaints from some witnesses who feared for their safety.
- Lissu then asked the witness to confirm that it was indeed the original copy, dated 30 April 2025, and to confirm whether it bore his signature, which the witness confirmed.
- Lissu packing his documents after the court session ended He went to the Police Central station and met with the deputy ZCO George Bagyemu where he was handed a case file for treason with file number CDS/IR/727/2025.