The Kisutu Resident Magistrate's Court in Dar es Salaam acquitted 12 suspects who had been allegedly linked to an armed robbery at Barclays Bank, Kinondoni Branch, in which more than 400m/- were stolen, in 2014.
Senior Resident Magistrate Wilbard Mashauri told the court that the prosecution had brought in 20 witnesses whose testimonies had no connection with the accused. "Most of the witnesses had testified to what had occurred after the incident and not during the actual occurrence of the crime," noted Magistrate Mashauri.
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