He further accused police officers stationed at the court of assaulting citizens who had gathered peacefully to follow the proceedings, calling it a violation of constitutional rights.
Miongoni mwa waliotajwa pia ni Mkuu wa Jeshi la Polisi IGP Camilius Wambura, Kamishna wa Polisi Ramadhani Kingai, na Mkurugenzi wa Usalama wa Taifa. Lissu pia amewataja viongozi wa kikanda wakiwemo Martha Karua, mwanasiasa na mwanaharakati kutoka Kenya, Boniface Mwangi, Mwanaharakati kutoka Kenya, Agatha Atuhaire, Mwanaharakati kutoka nchini Uganda na Dk. William Mutunga, Jaji Mkuu mstaafu wa Kenya.
Leo kesi hiyo ilikuja kwa ajili ya kutolewa uamuzi mdogo kuhusu mapingamizi aliyowasilisha Lissu, ambapo alipinga uhalali wa hati ya mashtaka na pia akakosoa maelezo ya mashahidi akidai yameandikwa kinyume cha sheria.
Upande wa Jamhuri umejibu hoja za mshtakiwa Tundu Lissu kwa kuzipangua moja baada ya nyingine, huku Lissu naye akisisitiza kwa msimamo wake kuwa hati ya mashtaka ya uhaini inayomkabili ni batili na haina uhalali wa kisheria.
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.
Kwa mujibu wa hati ya mashtaka, Lissu anatuhumiwa kwamba mnamo Aprili 3 alikusudia “kuchochea wananchi kuzuia uchaguzi mkuu wa mwaka 2025.” Hata hivyo, mwanasiasa huyo mashuhuri anasema kosa hilo haliingii kwenye wigo wa makosa ya uhaini kwa mujibu wa sheria za Tanzania.
The High Court panel announced that a ruling on Lissu’s objection will be delivered on Monday, September 15th, at 9 a.m.
“Kupata huruma unaponewa si kosa, lakini jambo muhimu zaidi ni kupata haki. Siwaombi Waheshimiwa Majaji mnipe haki kwa sababu ya huruma, bali kwa mujibu wa viapo vyenu na kwa mujibu wa sheria,”
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
Shauri hilo lilitajwa leo kwa ajili ya kuendelea na usikilizwaji wa hoja za pingamizi zilizowasilishwa na Lissu, ambapo upande wa Jamhuri ulikuwa unakamilisha uwasilishaji wake kabla ya Lissu, anayejitetea mwenyewe, kujibu hoja hizo.
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