Dar es Salaam, Feb. 27 -- DAR ES SALAAM:  THE Kisutu Resident Magistrates Court has dismissed the case against veteran politician, Dr Willibrod Slaa (76) after the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) informed the court that he had no intention of proceeding with the charges against him.

Dr Slaa had been facing a single charge of disseminating false information on the social media platform X formerly Twitter, an offense he was alleged to have committed on January 9, 2025, in Dar es Salaam.

The ruling was delivered on Thursday by Senior Resident Magistrate Franco Kiswaga, following a formal request from the prosecution to drop the case.

The case was dismissed under Section 91(1) of the Criminal Procedure Act (CPA), Chapter 20, as ...