Witness Protection Application Filed Due to Threats Against Testifying Witnesses
Latest Tanzania politics news · Witness Protection Application Filed Due to Threats Aga… explained · updated Aug 11, 2026 · politics news · government · policy
TLDR
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The trial is scheduled to continue on August 11, 2026, at 9:00 a.m., when Mr Lissu will proceed with his detailed cross-examination of the witness.
- Lissu responded with his own arguments, stating that the matter had already been resolved back when he was cross-examining the second prosecution witness, and cited Section 163 of the Evidence Act, maintaining that the.