19890904 TZHC Lindi

IN T"dE nran comT OF TA.NZL1ITA A1.. LDT.DI

ORIGINAL JURBDICTION (Mtwara Regi:3try) CRDCTi:ii.l.L :3:ESSIONS CLJE rJO o 27 OF 1989 The Republic versus WILLIAM IIJJUSI OIIJJ.'J.DE@ POLO Hieb- Court Sessions at L.1-ndi Date.I J().8.89 Coram, Ma.:l.na, Juci~-e Mr. San8'e,we, Jtate ·Attorney for the Rep..tblico u.,. m.um.tembe, 0o1,111Gel for the Aooused.. AOO\\Sed. '(name) ltillia-m llamisi Chand.e @ Polo ie present un1ler ouatody and. represented. by Mr, ro.,.mwembe. Interpreter Mr. ,Mohamad Na.mkumba.., En5liah into IG.swahili and vice versa. Notioe of t::i:-ia.l 011 Into:~'l'lle.tion for l!lU%'der oontrar~r to section 196 r:,'£ the Pena.l Cod.e wo.a duly F.JGl"V'ed on ·tile ;.;ousGds ~ow before the Court, ,,. Info:rmation iG rend ovor and axplain(id .to the accused in his own laneua,~~ and he is r;quirod to plead thoretos- Piea, It is not 1zlliue. Entered. as a. plea. of "Mot Guil ty11 to tho Cha.rcroo Trial to tollow latQr in the 8.esaions and aoousad, :ccn~:idcd into custody. G$d. I W, J, Ma:i.na, Judt;e 30.8.89 I I agtla. W.J. Maina Jud~ 30.8.89 \ . 2 I Corains Ma.ina., Judge. Mr. Sangs.we, 3tate .t.ttornoy.1 for the Ropublico Mr. Kumwombe, for the accusodo Accused :prescmt. -- ?-Ir. Kur:n·rnmboi 'Jho acou;-;er.l iG offering a 1,lGa of c,uil ty to r,,analaughter. O~urta The a.ocuood is rem.i.:n.docl of the cha1·,so. 49~l¼ii!ii @_)e.tOQf I ad.r,u. t I kill.0d tll.o W,JQ.O~;)Od but ;;. t W&,S not intentional. !£tC'l1S

... BY Iv!¥.-:. SJJIOl,riJ 'lhe· a,oounod and. th0 d o o ~ N';l.ollolau0 Uyam"vrozi N©,tli wore re13idonts of N~bu VillaGG in Liwalo Diawiot. On 16.9.1983 tho aoousod had been d.t-inking pombe ~.nd uhOJ:} he a.rrived. at b.ia hou.1:;o !lo founc.l his mother and his brother Majuto Ifo..r.,isi. They a.to food to,3oth0r. The aoouoed and his brother qual'r,ollcd ovor :t'artrl.11g. ~o aoousod was a!ll'lOy(ld wJ-?,on hia brother told him not to both.er him a.bout :f'a.rw.ll:£5• They fou~t, a11J. t!J.on the accuse<i"•s brotb.0r ran m-rn:J. '11'.lo a.couood oha.aod hie brother l-rl:iO rc;1.h into a, group of pooplo lr.J.o l were cla.i1cing. 'lho aooused, piokod a, axo hanc:llo,_ a.i.1.:.l ·Fhcn ho saw hie brother dancing, tho a.ocused airaed a. blow on his ?1"ot.!10r 113_ head, usins tho axe handle, but tho blow landod on the d.oo0v,r1ocl'o hoe,d.. Tho docoaood who had been da.uoill~ noxt to th4l aocuaod.'a brot.b.0:0, foll downo Bo sustained ·a big head injury £U1cl baoaxno W10.>11ooiouso ':lht:.J d.Go-oa.30-Cl wao oarriod to ld.we,lo Oovor1mont iloopi tal whore he died two day$ later, on 18.9.1988, •;'oatcoz-tor.1 ex..1.1:dnc,,tioll wei,a oonduotod, and I ihe dootor found. tha.t tho c1Ci>a.th wa.s duo ·to bra.in oono-uasion, following a.· direct and deprQ!Jr?JGtt ~a.oturo. of tb.o akull, oe,u::-sod b;y- a. blunt object. I t0ndo:r, a.ti oxhibit, b ,poartoartor:1 oxar.1:l.na. tion

report. Mr. lt_MmtlS1Jl~S.t ll'~ ~J~otion. 1 ifi.le aoouood. ,-rho ran a.way free. t.1._0 soono wa"3 e,rro;t~d on tho following day, 17.9.1988 anc1 ho uti.o Ql;11Jl:8'0d. '.,'·.· . ··· '-" . ··,i ' _· ;:,.~ . . . 3 CQ1,u•ti 'Iho accw3ocl is conv:i.ckdp o:'l !.,irJ own j_)lc,u, of 2,uil t;y-1 of nanslaucJ.: tor contrary to soc ti on 195 of tho Po;.1al Co,lo. Mr. Sanga:woa 1fo record of provious co:.n:i.Jtion:Jo I ask for a severe s011tono0 to bo :i.nposod. as a cloto:cr(::1coo fil ti&i:tion - Mr. I<llr:11101:1001 'Iho accused has boon in reman:1 cuotody for ono -;;-on:ro Ifo has a wi~e, ohildron and a divoroocl nothcr who doporn:l on .bin. '!hat iG all.- Ao:ouscda I have :::1othing to acld. Sentooooa 'lhe e,ooused eimod tho blow on tho clocoar.wd 1 s hoad uoin~ an axe handle. The oourt he,o the duty to disoouraGO rn.tct acts of violonco by imposing a aovero son~c0. T1..10 aceu::;od iG r;ontonood to fourteen (14) years imprisonment. Juclse

LINDI 4th 3optorober, 1989 •