Tanzania: TBs Official in Court Over Illegal Stay

The Tanzania Bureau of Standard (TBS) Principal Legal Officer, Baptister Bitaho (54), a Burundian national, has appeared before a Dar es Salaam court facing three counts, including working in the country without a valid permit.

The other charges comprise unlawful presence in the country, without a valid visa, and making false statement which allowed him to obtain a Tanzanian passport. Before the Kisutu Senior Resident Magistrate, Victoria Nongwa, the accused pleaded not guilty to all the charges and was granted bail on condition that he avails two sureties, who are citizens and will have to sign a bond of 20m/-.

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