Retired Chief Justice Mohammed Chande Othman says the independent commission he leads will dig into election violence across mainland Tanzania and track down what actually went down. He met with reporters in Dar es Salaam and promised victims will get heard while the investigation stays transparent.
The probe covers 14 districts that saw problems, but the team also wants to check out places that stayed calm to figure out why some areas exploded while others kept their cool. Chande plans to interview everyone from victims and suspects to political parties, election officials, religious leaders, business owners, security forces, and journalists. The commission can legally summon anyone for questioning, and he wants cooperation so investigators can piece together accurate information about what sparked the chaos and how to stop it from happening again.
The probe covers 14 districts that saw problems, but the team also wants to check out places that stayed calm to figure out why some areas exploded while others kept their cool. Chande plans to interview everyone from victims and suspects to political parties, election officials, religious leaders, business owners, security forces, and journalists. The commission can legally summon anyone for questioning, and he wants cooperation so investigators can piece together accurate information about what sparked the chaos and how to stop it from happening again.
