19950616 TZHC Dar es Salaam

19950616 TZHC Dar es Salaam

The convictions were quashed because the evidence did not prove beyond reasonable doubt that the payments to the appellants were illegal; the documentary evidence was genuine and there was no sufficient proof of illegality.

Citation
19950616 TZHC Dar es Salaam
Parties
Appellant: Appellants (unnamed); Respondent: Republic
Court
TZHC
Jurisdiction
Tanzania
Judgment Date
16 June 1995
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Appellate
Outcome
convictions quashed, appeals allowed
Legal Topics
Corruption, Illegal Payments, Evidence Admissibility
Source Language
English
Criminal Law Corruption Illegal Payments Evidence Admissibility

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Parties

Appellants (unnamed)

Appellant

Republic

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Appellate

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the appellants were lawfully convicted for receiving illegal payments while on safari duty
  2. 2 Whether documentary evidence and absence of certain witnesses affected the conviction

Ratio Decidendi

The convictions were quashed because the evidence did not prove beyond reasonable doubt that the payments to the appellants were illegal; the documentary evidence was genuine and there was no sufficient proof of illegality.

Court Disposition

convictions quashed, appeals allowed

Orders

  • Convictions against the appellants are quashed.
  • Sentences imposed on the appellants are set aside.