Salum Said @ Mwaka versus The Republic

Salum Said @ Mwaka versus The Republic; Criminal Appeal No. 158 of 2010: Court of Appeal of Tanzania at Dar es Salaam (Unreported).

• Criminal Procedure

• Cautioned Statement – Failure to inform a person under restraint the offence that put him under restraint.

Held:-

A person under restraint cannot be lawfully questioned without be informed the nature of offence he is suspected to have committed.  In case he is not informed the cautioned statement becomes a nullity.