Tanzania, May 3 -- Arusha. The High Court has dismissed the criminal appeal case no. 155/2022 that was facing former Hai District Commissioner, Lengai Ole Sabaya, and five co-accused.

The new development comes after the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) submitted to the High Court Arusha Registry the intention not to proceed with the appeal against Sabaya, Enock Mnkeni, John Aweyo, Sylvester Nyegu, Jackson Macha, and Nathan Msuya.

The appeal, whose hearing had been scheduled for today, Friday May 3, was to challenge the judgment issued by the Arusha Resident Magistrate's Court in the economic sabotage case no. 27/2021, which acquitted Sabaya and the co-accused.

On Friday May 3, 2024 before Judge Salma Maghimbi, Senior State Attorne...