Lissu treason case adjourned following death of registrar
Chedema national chairman Tundu Lissu (in the dock) speaks with his brother, Alute Lissu, who is also a lawyer, in the High Court in Dar es Salaam yesterday. PHOTO | MICHAEL MATEMANGA
Dar es Salaam. The High Court has adjourned the treason trial of Chadema national chairperson Tundu Lissu earlier than scheduled following the death of Ms Asha Mwetindwa, the Deputy Registrar of the Shinyanga sub-registry.
The case, which is being heard at the High Court’s Dar es Salaam sub-registry, resumed on October 15, 2025, with Mr Lissu continuing to cross-examine the second prosecution witness, Police Inspector John Kaaya, from the Cybercrime Investigation Unit under the office of the Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI).