He reminded the court that this is only the third treason case in Tanzania’s history, citing the 1971 trial linked to Bibi Titi Mohamed and the 1983 Khatibu Ghandi case, where judges stressed that treason requires concrete actions, not words.
The High Court panel announced that a ruling on Lissu’s objection will be delivered on Monday, September 15th, at 9 a.m.
Lissu also raised concerns about repeated adjournments in the lower court, saying the case was postponed 13 times without proper reasons, leaving him in custody for months under harsh conditions
“In a case of this nature, with a death penalty, I will defend myself,” he told the judges.
Epstein, a wealthy financier with high-level connections, died in a New York jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial for alleged sex trafficking of underage girls recruited to provide him with sexual massages.
Around 40,500 children have suffered “new war-related injuries” in the nearly two years since the war erupted, with more than half of them left disabled, said the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Homosexuality is illegal in around 30 African countries but was not banned in Burkina Faso before the military seized power three years ago.
Waandamanaji, wakiwemo madereva wa ojek waliovaa jaketi zao za kijani, walikusanyika nje ya makao makuu ya polisi wakipiga kelele za “Muuaji! Muuaji!” huku wakirusha fataki na mawe. Polisi walijibu kwa kurusha mabomu ya machozi na kutumia magari ya maji kuwatawanya.
With CHADEMA out and ACT’s candidacy in dispute, CCM heads into the October 29th polls with limited opposition
The residents also claimed the Kipini Wildlife Conservancy has been destroying homes and forcefully displacing families.
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