Tanzania Case Law

REVISION FINAL

Court

TANZLII

The High Court declined to intervene in the pending proceedings of the trial court, holding that the trial court has jurisdiction to determine the legality and propriety of the charge and that there was no irregularity or illegality in the trial court proceedings. The application was premature and not properly filed.

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• Criminal procedure
• Publication of false information
• Cyber crimes
• Judicial review
• Powers of revision

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japhet ibrahim matarra vs republic 2024 tzhc 77 22 january 2024

Court

TZHC

The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal against conviction for publishing false information on Twitter under Tanzania’s Cybercrimes Act.

• Publication of false information
• Cybercrimes act
• Electronic evidence
• Chain of custody
• Standard of proof in criminal cases
• Admissibility of confessions

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director of public prosecutions vs abdul mohamed omary nondo 2019 tzhc 195 23 december 2019

Court

TZHC

The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal, upholding acquittal on charges of false information and publication of false information under cybercrime and penal laws.

• Publication of false information
• Giving false information to public servant
• Kidnapping
• Procedural fairness
• Evidentiary standards
• Publication-of-false-information

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