Tanzania, June 27 -- Arusha. The Court of Appeal of Tanzania has acquitted Nassor Said Khamis, who had been serving a 15-year prison sentence after being convicted of possessing 15.6211 grams of heroin.

The court said the decision was based on the prosecution's failure to provide sufficient reasons for delaying his arraignment for more than two years, despite forensic analysis of the exhibits having been completed only days after his arrest.

It ruled that the delay weakened the credibility of prosecution witnesses and created doubts that should have benefited the accused.

In a judgment delivered on June 22, 2026, by a panel of Appeal Court judges Barke Sehel, Issa Maige and Lameck Mlacha, the court said there was no evidence showing wh...