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Lissu Trial Turns on Secondhand Claims | Tanzania News
In a dramatic courtroom twist, a judge blocked prosecutors from recalling John Heche to testify further—despite his role as CHADEMA’s vice-chair defending Tundu Lissu. It emerged Heche’s claims of killings and abductions were secondhand, not firsthand. The court also denied Lissu’s request for the President to testify, instead summoning three top security chiefs: the Inspector General of Police, Chief of Defence Forces, and Director of Criminal Investigations. Heche later clarified Lissu’s April speech was part of CHADEMA’s election reform push, tying it to past electoral grievances. With the…
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