19890215 TZHC Dar es Salaam

P.DPUBLIC Versus 1. SLIDI LLLY Tu'JJ .I ,.,,. -., JUDGE .l.J. .'.:.J lVI.i~PIGl'JW Jo Said Llly naa.:.u, .:Uly ilu.ssein rh:-wi.nyi v. nd. Eatibi! Tiussein Kif-unza s·~ancl charged witll t:::.e murder of one ITa!:1isi l. .bdu 1'.isaU, tbe· incident ~.;aldng. place il1 t.':·.e :1c:::1e!;:e District o:? -~~w Da:r er.3 Salac-un Region 0,1 19/12/83 in the a:Ne:r'11oono fJ.'he acc1..1sed pcmons h.s.vo denied tho tr-..1th of the charge. In this judgment I will :re:i:'er to theu o.s tl1e firsts -che second and the third accunecl 9 respectiv-elyo That Ihmisi l . .bdu Esati was SilOt witl1 fireari:1 and Lium "ch ffi:l afternoon is not at all in dispute. 'xlle plain truth is that he was ::li.l!.=--0.'d in ·i;Ji.c couxse of a holcl-'Llp 1 ru1d -~~1.a:'c tl,.o rlegree of violence usE:l-d against hir.1 showed a clear int<mtion on the po.rt of his assailant to ca·,i_so his death or 9 at tl10 vecy least 9 to inflict grievous ha.rm upon hir:io Medical evidence which stands unc>.allcmged shows t1~at the c1eceased sustained i'ov..r bullet-wounds anc1. -~:w.t his heart and 0·0her vital orga,ns were d0stroyed. - T1..iat eyide:nce 'a.ttri bu·i;eo the cause of death to hee~rrhagoo I respcctifull.;;,- o..ccopt the cvidonceo The deceased. no well as FWl IL.:..Disi ifo,soro and PH5 O::muncli Charles wor0 er:iployoes oJ:' -~-'.:.e N'e;~iono..l Dis·0rib1.,·00:rs Ltd 9 popuL,rly knovm p,s UG_ .•!-/:i:. JI, a.t Tor:;eke. ·1:11.J.c clccoased an.cl T.'Wl were r1ili tit.tion wl:ii lo FW5 was 'a co.ahiero P~n., and PW5 describ0cl "i:i.'..10 circv..r.1sta.nces in whicll the deceased cai:,u to. 1:10ct his vioknt d.ea·Gb. 2..s follows o PHJ., PW5 ancl tl10 decoasocl had set 01.1-t in 2, l2:11drovcr froL1 'I'ouolrn to Lur.n.'.i.1bn street to convey ~.i;.il:· ··erJployer 1 s oonuy, tl,.e c.cceasocl carryi21c 2. g1,m ..,. 2,nd FJ5 Looping t~;.o coney in a on-zo F'i-u n.n::L ·i:;'.:~o docoo..scd 1-roro si·~-ti21c. a:c t:,.e 2 back w:c1ile PW5 was sHti ..1c in front alo21gside t:-:.e driver~ one Sevorini Iiiil::i.nzio When they approe,cl10c1 2. certain jilllc"bion t~t.' ri:or,1oko? a place ca.Hod r_c::..:,:;~co, a tr-'lff':i.c disorder r;oo-r:r.red and ·i.::.1dr Lamlrover was f'.:lrcecl ·i;o stop. Soon tl.1ore2.?tor t!10 la11.q.:r-ovor was raic~ed by a bc.;:1cl of lxw1dHs. Tho driver w0,s s!:1ot twice and tho ., Llecec..sod was also sh1.rii wd killed. Lncl D,C one o:2 tho b2..i1dito rel iev8cl PW5 Osi:m,1di oZ ·i;ho r:1onoy 9 2; ·s1..1.11 of . Ol1S.60o,ooo/=o Ho tll:)'.'GW t:.:o bag to nnot!cOI' lxi.nd.it w2l0 rc'l1 off .• PiH IIa..,:Jisi was dr2.g2,'od ou-c of t:10 landrovor and ~);_.iptt:'.x:,t.:.·:_;;f G g'.r'ot1_;1clo Tho bandi·i; who did so "i:;l:on ro.;1 o:i:f a.."ld j-u1.1p8d into a car tl,at tLen s:;:ied o1f. Lccoi"Cl.ing to rn.'.-, ·i;'.::.c.:ti ba.ndi -t; wo..s •., co;.;plote s troncor to :.1i:::10 Tho t:1rec accu.sod persons were :rBpocts in the cri1:1e. On ll/2/84 at about 4 a.u PlT6 Corpo1·e.l S·i;e;.::>hen i,Italii::bo arrested. tho according to PW6, a ~ietol OJi:bi t P2 was discovered therein. On e~r.E1.t1ination of -bL.c➔ pistol one bullet erJ,.bii; P3 w2.s :f.:n.mcl in tJ.io ch:::,E1boro Tho evicl.onco o:;; PW6 also shuws tt.at tl:te :i:irst accv.sed 2.clr.:i -cted to licwe t8J:en pc1,rt in the ro,ic:. ~:.i.1,l tho.t he lccl tl:.e police und third acct·!.Gcd. The t~,ird acm,:secl dso resided n.t Th:i,:;rTt...mi - IIe wns arrested by PW6 in the sa,:io murni115., 1To·i;l:.i:ng i:ntoriv..l was fou...11.d in his pof:;session. · Bu.-c c.ccord.ing -t;o PW6, h0 a.180 a,clr.1ittccl ·cu J:..:;.vo been in tho coi::p2..11y '.I.1110 second o.cousecl Wcl.S e,rrcstocl o:i; •~:o.,_"ldika 11.olini and bro·c:[8'.!ri; ·l;o t:10 Chang I Oi;l~)e Police Station 1-rl::.ero ;;o w::-,s dotc-,inod. /.ccorcling to P1-i6, on 13/2/84 the seco.1rl accused 2.loo 2.clni ttecl t:..1..at ho !1c.cl take:a pe,i·t i21 t.:.10 rn.icl,. ~::o ·cold FW6 t;_::o:c l~c ::r-,d 1:idcl011 t:.:.o ~o.1iou i;l:2--c m:i.s med ·l;o shoot t!,e cloceo.sodo On ·iLo s2-r:o ;_lny ho wa.s ta.k0n ·i;o Tandil;:.a Relini whore b.o dug oui; o. pist,11 9 o:::l11Ji t P4, tJ.12.:b 112.d. three bullets c.::•i1.rtF5, in its r.:a.-.;n.zine. .::. ci\-ilicm PW? I'Illsn. libwana IfapD.11dc SO.W .Llir:i doinz SOo a.--::·.u"n.'f; P8 on 15/2/84 o:b tJ20 Cll2.11.g'or;:i1Jo Police Station. PW9 Sgto Counsel for tl::.0 tl:ird acc-:..1sod. Ih.·o Ru,lir.~s!:ci\ra, raisccl 021 ob,joction to -t;;_:.o c1di:1iosion of :G~0-t £,c2.touont? contendin[; -t>.a-t the third a-ccv.socl had t111der6 011c some tl);ct;xeo (;!,t tt.e :12.i.1cla o:;;' tl:o police and -bhat t~·.,c sto.tenent wn.s r.1anufD.C'iii1r0cl. :.: tric..l witl1in a 'Grinl was l:olcl nncl after hearing 3 the Gvidence of both sides 2,nd t'.:w sl:or·c s1~br.1issions 9 I overruled. t~~o o"!)joctiony c1.s I w11s SD,tisfiod that ·i;:10 -tl,ird. accused ho.d a,c·i;1.,nl:Ly r;iado t.;:o sta,to::iont e,ncl t1iat t~!G st2-tei:1ont we.s made voluntarily. IIowcver? as we sl1r,il sec presently 9 the :i:;Lil"Cl 2.cc1,1.sed repeated his repuclintion of ti.10 stnte1:1ont when llo gave evidcmco in his defc-mce. In substc:u1cc this 110w it runs g On 19/12/83 ei.t about 11 a..111 Se..id Ally called 0Jt his llov.sc in a, cnr. 1 . Said f:..liy told ~u.r.1 t:,2,t t.o wa..'1torl to sco hir:i u,t t~.:.0 scene o:Z crino c::.t 4 Poliio Tio obliged a:,cl kept up tho nppointra<m"t. Li ttlG did. ho lmow t:1at a raid would be 112.cl.c. 1,t t'.·,.o sceno Said i'i.lly askocl him to get inGicle ~ 404 ca.r once t::o cc1r c'..rrived. ~:l10 car ca.r.10 a;.1.d 110 got in-to it. There was only tl10 dri vor in the co.r, Ally ITussein 9 whom ho lrnew before. Nc:·:.:t ho heard 13,1..mfire n,."'ld tlloh SG.W Snidi l~lly ~1d a.notl1er r.10.11 running towards ·!;lle 404 c2.r. T:1ey junpecl info tb.o car, Sc1,icl Ally ho ld.ing a bag. Tllo co,r spocl off to C1Ki:t1G 'onbe Qua.rte rs o When -~l1ey re2.cl1Gc.l a. certain llo·;'Be ·i;~-:.o car pu.llocl -~o o, stop u..VJ.d they diser,1lx-..rkod. Next the number plEd;o wns rcr;1ovod f'ror.1 ·l;l~o volliclo ru.1c.l t~,o plunder wns divided out. IIo received 11 stm of shs. 60,000/ o On 17/2/84 r:m identification 1)['.l.ado wc.s held cd; tl,o CJ:mng 'oabo Police Stationo It was coi1ch.1ctecl by ?-M ..'.:3r ifovon :rbsl'~nyo. It w2.s couposod of 29 persons, i11cli,1clint3' three s,,i.,si:iects 9 nnrJely tbe tlireo accused persons a Three wi tnosseo wore co,llec~ o:,1to tLto pnracle.9 one lJy one. Ono of the wi tnosses ~ n2..uoly ViH II..cDisi Nasoro, picl:ocl. out t::o sec011cl accused. T'ne pistol e:r.: ;~f?itP4 wnG sen·;; tfJ t.'w Idontificaction . Bureau :for ballis·cic inves-tigationso i1lso sent wc.s n. spo:1t bullet wJ.lich is said to have been picked up 2.;i; ·li.'.c scone by one ii.SP I,:ii:aario The 01..--port who carriocl out the im,estigntions ~·:::i:·ic:;~_. :, in Lis ro:,ort or.-~d1i:u?? tllo.t t:·~e spent btlllat wo.s (.tisc).w..l~&;ocl frur;i t.l.'.o pi □ tol ~.ilii"'\ The fi.:cs-1; a.ccused. was n. buoinossL12,11. So lto describciu. i....i;Js0lf'. Ee □ fated in his dofo.1cc t.'..::.o.t i:il 1983 110 W£',S residing c.t Dugcu."l.mi ia the ·city o:f D::,r os Salnara. IIc saic:.. -i:;~'.o.-1; ho did not know his co-acmwed before his a.rrost c.ncl dm1i0L1. -(;o lmvo ue·i; t:1er::i on t1:.e day of t:.::.o incid.ent. He GG.icl l:i.c lmow noJ.;~1.L1,::;· 2-l)•Y~:.·0 Jcl:.o killing of -~:!.c cloconsod u.l1Ll l:o denied tl1a·~ lie ;Jo..de Ol'J,Y c'.lLJission to t!~o police t.b.o.t !.10 was involved in tLc crino. I:To n.lso denied tl12,-t l:.o wns f01.md with tl10 pistol a:. ~--i~i~• 4 The second accused was 2.lso a b1.,1.siness1:1an at tb.c filo.terial tii:.:0. IIe denied that he took part in tl:e crinc and clai □ed tl,at he did not lmow tlle other accuscdo Tie also denied that he dug out a,.-:id produced the pistol ,.,:.:-~~:.:' · · \, P4 to P1J6 on 13/2/84. And he did n~t recall that he was picked· out at t:...:.e identification parade on 17/2/84-. Tho third accused stated t'.::.at h0 know the firSt accused. IIe also described himself as 2, business □2J1. IIe clenied a1-zy inv0lvcr.1cnt in tho robbery and t.::.o uurder of tLe decec1scd. Tic clo.irned K:.at he never raet any- of tJ10 co-eccused on. tb.o day of tl10 incident. liB regards the cautioned statci~1c;1t e:i::bit PB, which PW9 Sgt. Nercis attri butccl to hiL1, there is inconsistence in his evidence. In~hicf he stated that l:.e r11c".de t\1e stateD0;1t ahd tho.,t tl::.e police forced him to do so. But in re...o:i:a.nination he diso1-med tl1e stater:~o::.r~ o.llcging that it was a fabrication. In his fin2.l address Mr. Chim.1., l8ar11ed prosecuting counsel, ·:':. referred to the evidence th~t t1~.e prosecution adduced and then submitted t11at t~1e guilt of each Oj: the accused has been established beyond reason.J.ble douti Mro Rutasb.obya disagreed. In his sl1ort address the. learned. an..vn~~~~e ,_,,...e;,.,rl. +.17_c, cn 1J."".'t to dismiss the cl,,-:1rge in respect of· en.ch of· t!1e accused as, in his opinion, the evidence produced by the prosecution was not strong enough. I sat with three assessors 2..l'ld I sunIDed up the case to then on 3/2/89c They stated their opinions imraediately thereafter ul'.ld each of tl:em was satisfied t~1at all the accused took p2,rt in the raid and tbat each one was guilty of murder,. As indicated, I have l;'l-O doubt whatever that the killing of the deceased consti tutecl n:·:·.:::·:'-,~~-~.~·o I have no doubt w]1atcver tlm·t gangsters ha.d planned to raid. the lGndrover and coITICTi t robbery. Th? gang 1!,ic_1r1.o_ifirearm. · H is clear tl1at the plan envisaged t::.at a:ny possi- should bG rapidly fhat,,-i□ to say tl1c..t the coE11T,ission of r.1urder o::;: grievc111s lmrm was a consequence of the )rosec;xi;ion of the. cor:1D.on purpose of ·i;:2e The principal question in this cMe is w].1etb.er the accused were in the gango As we b.2,ve see~1, there is the evidence of PW6, the arresting officer, against 2.,ll the 8.Ccused tl1n.t at one stage each of then ad.mi tted to 11::i,ve taken P part in tl:i.e raido I-Ie said he arrested the first accused first and that he found hirJ to be possessed 5 I thc:l; tLc' :first n,ccuaed lecl l1io to ·Le liov..ses of ·i;h0 o'..;.i.lcr ::i.ccti_sed. The second c1cc;2.secl wn,,s t1.lso found wit:1 a, pistol. ~.:~:l;":1i--tFP..P4 ancl three bullets o The evidence of PW6 tl:.o.:t t.lie second n.ccused ' d1.1.g ov.t t~·.e pistol w2..s borne out by PW7 •. The seo011d acc1-:sed. 113-8 also picked out by PWl n:i; t;:e identi:fico.tion 1xtro.cle. II,lwever 9 be.:i,ring . ' in r.-1iml tl.1.c circurnstD.J.1ces ia w:.,ic~: ·i;l10 identi:::'icntion . cnne to be Dr'.de 9 tl1,~t io_ the suddenness a:1c.l hurly - burly of t1:e :robbery 9 r.,s well ns ·c:.~e fo,ci; ti.:,.:c t::e second 2.cc,.!.Sed wo.,s a co1:1ple'Ge ~~~::,~ to PWl 9 t;_,.ere crn1 be real doubt e.bout its e,ccurncy. So I warnecl t:.1.e assessors. There ia the bnllistic evidence to be consiclerecl. lks shown, t:10 pistol ;~~t-~:li:\tp4 we,s scmt fo the Iclentific.s,tion Durern.1 for exper·c investigations 0,lon3' with a. spm1t bull-:::t t\,::·i; ,ms o..lleeoclly pickecl up o.:i; the scene by one luSF 1-lmo,ri •. ';f.111~ ~-:•.ll:LD-'.,io• e::i:pert has s·catecl t~:e opinion thc::.t tl~e spent bullet ua.s clisc1:::.r.rged. :fro,c1 tl:e pis fol in question. But I clii·ec·c qyr:;el1 9 ns I diu. tlio Q.Ssosoors 9 tk,t tLe:rc is a □n.tGrial discrcpo. ncy in ·i:;;_:,.io 1x-"rt cf tlio prosecution cnseo /;.SP 1-1Da.ri WC\S not ca.lled. to give evidence n.ncl I ca.m:ioty t]1ercfore 9 be sure the.:[; the Gpent bt:.llet 1m:::: ~cctuo..lly found a.t tho sce:110 o:c' crime. l..gc1.inst tl.:o t~ircl 2.ccusccl the proscc·L:.tion l1c'..s tendered t!.10 ca.u-liioned sto:tc::10nt e::.:\r:i t P8. L.s we have soon 9 ·c:J.o third o.ccmcd c.d.Dit-ced in thc.:i; .:1tc.tcr:,1011t t}w:t he wc.s present n.t the scone w]:,.en tho o:ffcnco WD.S cor:ii:;ii ttod~ IIe sto:i:;cd -l;.~::c:c he went t0 tl.to scene· cd; t 1.\e insto..ncc o:? 3::.id /i.lly ancl t:~.c.:c b.c c.licl so blindly. IIe claii:1orl ·clle,·i:; ho l)lc:.yocl no pc,1··c tn t110 rr'..icl 9 :)1.,-~ he c,ddecl tl:2-t lle pc..rfook in the proceeds of ·tLe robbery. As I l!.o..ve c..lrec..dy i:1011tionccl 9 tl::.c third :;,,cc-us~d a.ttc.c!;:ed t 1.~c..t st2.to1:1ont on two inconG.istent gro1.mcls, .. 112..ocly t:12..t ho wr.,s induced hy torture to wC'J~e it ci.nd t:10,;l:; th.::i ;_i·~,;>.:c·1; t ~ was manufactured by -bllo police c In otl1or words, b.c retr.:,,cted. ::~,1cl :ropudictod the sto..ter.1ont. In oy judgmcm-c · I c.D sn.tisfiocl tllr.'..t tl!.C tl:ird. accused nc..clo the s-lio.ternmt ancl t'.:a:li ha clicl so fror.1 his own free willc IIowcver, statei::1ont str~ins credulity. I nsk qyself: Said Llly ho.ve rcq-.;.ired t!10 1n'esence of tJ.~e -t~:ircl 2,0cusecl o..t t!10 rnid if tllorc wQ.S rm:.1.ctico.lly no role· fo be a.ssicncd to hh1? - 6 I think PW6 wn.n a truthful witness,. I find that the accused persons mo.de adiuissions to h:i.i-11 to the effect that they were in the gang that raided. the land.rover. I find that the first and second accused were actually found in possession of the pistols and the bullets, and I find it true that the second accused disclosed that the pistol he dug out was the IilUl"'Cl.er weapon. In my opinion the· third accused was not all the innocent person he said he was. I find that he was also privy to the ple.n to rob the UGAUAJI money and .that he actually per:fonned. some :functioxi nt the scene to accomplish that coraL1on design,. In sum, like the asoessors, I an left in no reasonable doubt that each of the accused wru::i a pm-ty to the robbery a.nd to the mu.rd.er of the accused. I therefore find each of ther:i guilty o.f murder and convict him accordingly~ . ,i_~ 1<J D.P.,l;;.YJ.GAflO JUDGE 1/ ("-IA,) Juclgment delivered Mr. M,.-iJ.aba for the Republic ~1r4 Rutashobya for the Accused Accused present. 0-~ ~-(]'\ ' D., P .Mli.PIGilNO . t..,,1.,1..{) ,.,. .,..,,, // J(JDGE 15/2/09 ' Mr, Malaba.: Nothing ·1;o su:;1 o Mr. Rutashobya: Nothing to say ' 1st Accuscdg Nothing to scy 2nd Accused: I pr"\/r for loniency. 3rd Accusodg I have noth to so;y. Sentence: Tl..10 la.w of the land prcscril)es impcrn.tivcl.Jr tb..:1.t a person who is convicteC:. 0f ·murdar is to be senfonoed to. den.th. li.ccorclilJ,B'lJ", you SL:m .ALLY l1li.Dlli 7 ALLY IlUSSEDI Ml'TINYI niiL\ IIATIBU IIIJSSEIN KIIJ'[JNZA sl1all suffer death~,. hangingo {L~"'-~ D.P j1L'~IUL~- JODGE 15/2/1989 - 7 Right of appeal to the Court of Appeal explained. Assessors thanked and sioharged. ·D .. P,Mli.PIGANO JUDGE 15/2/1989.