Chadema’s Heche, Mnyika arrested as Lissu’s treason case proceeds online
Dar es Salaam. Chadema Vice Chairman (Mainland), John Heche, and the party’s Secretary General, John Mnyika, were separately arrested by police on Thursday, April 24, 2025, while on their way to attend court proceedings in the treason case involving Chadema National Chairman, Mr Tundu Lissu.
According to a statement issued by Chadema on Thursday, Mr Heche was detained along with the party’s Mara Regional Chairperson, Mr Chacha Heche, and two bodyguards. The circumstances surrounding their arrest remain unclear.
Meanwhile, media reports indicate that Mr Mnyika was apprehended near the Fire Station area in Dar es Salaam, also en route to the Kisutu Resident Magistrate’s Court to attend the hearing.
Later in the day, reports emerged that Mr Lissu would not appear in court physically. Instead, authorities advised that the proceedings would be held online, urging interested parties to follow the case virtually.
The Police Force had yet to issue an official statement regarding the arrests or the decision to conduct the hearing online.
Stay with The Citizen for further updates on this developing story.
