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Legal Call for Police to Follow Criminal Procedure Act Regarding Detention

Habari mpya za law justice Tanzania · maelezo ya Legal Call for Police to Follow Criminal Procedure Act… · imesasishwa 6 Aug 2026 · habari mpya · masasisho · maelezo

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  • Kindikwa, known to many as a patriotic youth, was arrested on June 25, 2026, in the Kerege CCM area of Bagamoyo District, Pwani Region, by police officers — or by people identifying themselves as police,” he added.
  • Maduhu confirmed that the case was registered at the High Court on August 5, 2026, and that he expects to receive a summons for the police on August 6, 2026.
  • He also pointed out that Sections 51 and 52 of the Criminal Procedure Act state that the police force, or the investigating officer, may not hold a suspect for more than four hours without questioning them.
  • Discussing his client’s detention, Maduhu said Kindikwa had been moved between several police stations since June 27 and had not been brought before a court at any point.
  • Family members later said he was missing, but no one publicly confirmed his whereabouts until August 4, 2026, when lawyer William Maduhu of the Legal and Human Rights Centre told the public that Kindikwa had been in.

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So you ask yourself: if all of this is already provided for in the law, and the law clearly directs it, why are these powers being misused? The laws exist, but we don’t follow them.

Uliza chochote kuhusu mada hii — mfululizo, athari, wahusika, au uhusiano na Tanzania.