THE Treason Trial Of CHADEMA National Chairperson Tundu Lissu Appeared On The Brink Of Collapse On Thursday After The Defence Team Sharply Undermined The Prosecution’s Star Forensic Witness, Exposing Major Inconsistencies Between His Court Testimony And His Original Police Statement.
The Dramatic Turn Marked The Second Consecutive Setback For The State This Week. The Court Rejected A Key Forensic Report Submitted By Inspector Samwel Kaaya, While Mr. Lissu Achieved A Significant Breakthrough By Successfully Entering The Witness’s Own Police Statement Into Evidence — A Move That He Then Used To Discredit The Prosecution’s Case.
The Day’s Proceedings Opened With A Crucial Ruling On Whether Inspector Kaaya’s 11-Page Forensic Report Could Be Admitted As Evidence. Delivering A Succinct Decision, The Three-Judge Bench Sided With The Defence, Agreeing That Kaaya Had Exceeded His Legal Authority Under The Criminal Procedure Act.
The Judges Noted That Kaaya Was Officially Gazetted For “Photographic Prints And Enlargements” And Therefore Could Only Issue A Certificate, Not A Report, For His Video Analysis. “We Do Not Agree With [State Attorney] Mr. [John] Mrema That There Is A Trap, And We Are Not Ready To Enter The Trap He Gave Us,” The Court.
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