hearsay

But Jumanne Muliro, the commander of the Dar es Salaam police special zone, told the BBC at the time that their allegations were "hearsay" and asked them to present evidence for investigations.

She added she was not willing to use "third hand information" when deciding whether Ms Peggie should return to her work and that she considered the claims hearsay.

Dar es Salaam's police chief denied the allegations, saying they were "opinions" and "hearsay".

The police chief in Tanzania's main city of Dar es Salaam disputed Mwangi's account and told the BBC they were "opinions" and "hearsay" coming from activists.

And according to government documents, he has dismissed the information given to police against him as "hearsay".