Tanzania, Aug. 9 -- Dar es Salaam. Legal practitioner and politician Peter Madeleka has revealed that the 2006 killing of mineral traders from Mahenge by police officers was a key factor behind his decision to leave the Police Force and fight for justice through the legal profession.

Having served 12 years in the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Headquarters, Mr Madeleka said he had never originally envisioned spending his entire career in policing.

He made the observations during an interview with The Citizen's sister newspaper, Mwananchi, at his office in Dar es Salaam.

Mr Madeleka explained that since childhood, his dream was to become a lawyer and ultimately an advocate, a calling he viewed as a duty to defend human rights r...