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Criminal law director of public prosecutions vs ally omary msafi 2022 tzhcced 24 6 july 2022

director of public prosecutions vs ally omary msafi 2022 tzhcced 24 6 july 2022

The High Court granted witness-protection orders in a terrorism-related matter, allowing pseudonyms, redactions, and in camera proceedings, but refused video testimony at this stage.

  • Witness protection
  • Non-disclosure orders
  • In camera proceedings
  • Terrorism offences
  • Committal proceedings
  • Witness-protection
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Criminal law republic vs halfan bwire hassan and 3 others 2021 tzhcced 6686 6 september 2021

republic vs halfan bwire hassan and 3 others 2021 tzhcced 6686 6 september 2021

The information is defective in counts one, four, and six for failing to plead that the acts were made for the purpose of advancing or supporting terrorism as required by statute. However, there is no duplicity or multiplicity as the counts are properly separated, and section 4 creates an offence despite not defining 'terrorist intention'. The defect can be cured by amendment.

  • Defective charge
  • Duplicity
  • Conspiracy
  • Terrorism
  • Statutory interpretation
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Criminal law halfan bwire hassan and three others 2021 tzhcced 5559 1 september 2021

halfan bwire hassan and three others 2021 tzhcced 5559 1 september 2021

The High Court’s Corruption and Economic Crimes Division held it had jurisdiction to hear terrorism charges and overruled the defence preliminary objection.

  • Jurisdiction
  • Interpretation of statutes
  • Conflict of laws
  • Statutory-interpretation
  • Criminal-procedure
  • Terrorism-offences
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