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High Court Corruption and Economic Crimes Division - 2020 December

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December 2020
Republic vs Ayubu Mfaume Kiboko and Another (Economic Case 13 of 2019) [2020] TZHCCED 27 (18 December 2020)
18 December 2020
Republic vs Hariri Mohamed Hariri and Another (Economic Case 2 of 2020) [2020] TZHCCED 23 (15 December 2020)
15 December 2020
Republic vs Hassan Ahmed Said and Another (Economic Case 10 of 2019) [2020] TZHCCED 25 (8 December 2020)
8 December 2020
Republic vs Jeremiah Mtengele Sembeta @ Mundete and another (Economic Case 32 of 2019) [2020] TZHCCED 38 (3 December 2020)
Unreliable identification and lack of corroboration raised reasonable doubt, resulting in acquittal on wildlife poaching charges.
  • Criminal law — Defence — alibi — properly raised alibi, supported by witnesses and documents, can create reasonable doubt
  • Criminal law — identification evidence
    • — contradictions in witness descriptions render identification unsafe and require caution
    • — observations made at 100m amid shrubs and trees
  • Evidence — corroboration — where identification is weak, corroborative evidence is necessary to sustain conviction
  • Wildlife offences — Seized exhibits may be confiscated under s.101 wildlife conservation act
3 December 2020