Being incompetent and going beyond the requirements? The point is to have a minimum viable legal complication to put him into process that could convert to extradition while preferably having some anonymity requirements to hinder public scrutiny.
It is hard to criticize what works, but the second witness appears to be their asset.. Managing a vulnerable person into a situation and then into filing a complaint.
It is maybe a bit cannibalistic to NIMBY politics though.. I have to wonder if we won't actually get the massive housing development we need as owners consolidate and have fewer votes and little social or political clout. Hotels and smaller community landlords had their arguments to sway many around them.