Chadema national chairperson Tundu Lissu has requested the High Court to summon top government leaders to testify in his defence in the ongoing treason case. Mr Lissu made the application after he was formally read the charge against him and responded to it during a preliminary hearing. The case is being heard by a panel of three judges: Iringa High Court Resident Judge Dunstan Ndunguru (presiding), Judge James Karayemaha, and Judge Ferdnand Kiwonde. With investigations now complete and the case transferred to the High Court, Mr Lissu was formally charged and pleaded. In response, Mr Lissu told the court he expects to call 15 witnesses, though he does not intend to present documentary evidence.