19910604 TZCA Mwanza

.,. .._,,, . ~ ; ;".... .. ·· .;;.., ~ ,r~. I~, ''. •' \ ,,; . ~ m '!'RE OOtmT 9.11' LP.PELL OF ~ . l ' , If£ ml.'..lWt . tr 1. i f ,.'"'"i; ~ ~t.:· • • ,;1 ClIDUNJJ, .A.PP"'..J;L NO. 124 OF 1~ .I . ,. . ,1 --\ t/JJL @ :BJXUL!!HI s/o RlfENDlliI. • • • "\ ~- " ~ • • • • • • ...... ~ • ,J > I , (Jppoai· fro;a _the conviction o'/: tho Hieb. Court· of Tanzania at Bih.;i.ramul?) I {M1:;ntera., .r,) · 4a.ted the ~2th ~ of Sept~ber1 1990 in S£iminsJ. §essions· CASO No, 122 of 1968 JUDJMENT OF TEE OOUB!l' '- MJXLME. J,At • 'l'he jl.Jd8o wbo tnod this caso, Mur.uore., J •, e.P'ly ' ., doscrl.bed tho killings of four moobors of tho saoo faoily ne a ·1 ,_I The solo surviving member of tllct faoi~, P.~.1 JOHN . ,_ NTIJCU1l.1 tlWlt havo gono through a truly tre.uoe.tio exporion~ . ,.. ·, .,.; 't·,: .l. !,) --. ·-Acoording to P. 'tf.1, on 26th DGccobor1 1986 in tho aftG.a.""llOOPf . a.t ~bout 3 p.o. two pooplo, tho .~pollant. Md a ' ·~ousod ' . . who wo.s' a.cquittod, pamo hoiae a.m.od with pqa.s• ,- ' :Bemo wae· at Luba.bi Village in tho distriot of J3iha.raculo/ ' I P. lr.1 ,ms going to tho bush 'ito oe.so hltlsoU · ' ~ S0%Uling da,ngo:r, ho deoid.od to run a~• The ~pelle.n11 ~ 'Idle.re he wa.s P. ii•.1 oould hoar pooplo in hi1d1omestoad I' s~eaoing that t.bW wat'O dying and so.Yins "Paulo _you aro kill~ ua"~ l1hon it was El.11 quiet P.li.1 wen, ba.ck hooo J ' - 2 - . ,mp~. h~. f'ow;Ml. ~ ;pa.i:oirioe ·w his -WO a:ibl iDas slain.. T~ ~ • I l.. . . ... ~ ~ • cut ~ ' The appollant and his all.lla.cl . .. , .j, 1.~· - -. ~ :no \.. ; . • - ' . • oom;pOJlJ,.on . . : · ~GN ~ be eo~ _P.lT.f ran to the houao of his unale,~~tr.3 --~- . . · l l ~ ~ a.tl!3- iaa.de a ropo:rt- ·~o Mm. 1n· 1u.a st¢ement . . • ~ • I ., .- . • • .• . • · • .. ·• ...c.. ~-·to the Poli?O,,.,whe ea;>pol.laxrt told the tri&l oourl, he ·1:1ontioned .. :.. • J." .··.-- ~. • • . . . • ' i ... , tho . \ .appellant''cy naoe· and said ho lmow- 'the a,ppolla.n'i~ s CQ?U>~ . ·• ,' . only .l?Y fa.~~ Tho a.p_pollant l_ived in the .i,dje,QOllt ~~ of ChoJ.t.:lka, a.bout a kiloo.atre ~ i~ V. 1 1 s htne~ and P~ iti 1 piov J ., .. , . .?•llfa Tra:.IZUK'.A Ji;~I, ~.lf.1's :pa;\ernal o~~in,..~ conf'h'tlod in h~s . +,.,stiaoey that when P.11.1 wont hOQe to oeko . ' . · ~,:reporl ·of the' t:ragoa, ha oenti?ned o~o of tho killoi-e· as Pal4o and ~d..he· lalew· the ,se~nd a.ss~ila.nt·. ey face onlyi -P.-rr.3, ?~~·... 1•s ......:. . \. . . uncle,· s3mile.rly sa.:.i,d that :F .1. 1 ~entionod ono oil~·. assailant's ' . .· . . :" at P"a.ui~. '·F.Tl.6 D/agt. mER e.l~.said that P.I1,1 'illplioa:tad tll() .; =~;\ ~· / . . ( ·:_;... . e.i,pellail~,- ' · p • · In bis dei'onco tho a;ppellant :~denied the ~legations. · Ho ' . Jaid that on ~stoas_Doy, that is··e dey bot~ro the alleged ·· ;• • '. I • inoidorit, ho wont into B~ulo town 100~ ho p_ut up ·w1.tb hia· . . . . .brothor, NYJ.MBI RTI'EtfDILI, leaving his throo c.otllo:rlcss ohildron ,, j:,t !190~• • '. . .. ' Re ee.l'OUSod ~th . . hie b:rothor t'..nd soao guosts· untU . . . ~ t, . . . 2'7th-,~()ember, ' ,; . 1986 ~n he wen~ ba~ home. ~. Ii was. t10t uniiil 28th"1xloambor e.t a. funorc.l. of his unolo that ho· hoard £\bout '\ho· ~ :-- . , :me.ssacro. Upon his return ':froo the funqt~ is whon ho was picked. \-,,;i~·· •· · . ;.~:bf tho Poli~cHu'tor they: he.d" see.;Qllod his bouso a.nd to~ ewes- a . ,•. ,- . . . . ..• ·- 3 -· 'tlul.t ~t. was d.csil:ablo "in tho cil'owste.nces o:r-·lh:ls case "\<> ha.vo ! •. • : ~r:t:o'bore.ttvo avidonoo before one could ~nviot,. '!'.ho seoond . . ~:i:ouna., ..~• if' you l~o, a_-formal o~, noroly that the 'trial oou..➔..' s!iould .. . nc>t. hsvo 'itJ;posQd ," . . an onn:ibus·~ sontonoo of d,~th . . ~ . tor ' ~ ~ tho t~ur killings. .Nr.- lwga.ra.b8llu was of' oour111e._1'18ht on tllis ·' · • ' lo • • .- 1~ • ,; l · eooond . . . ... "ltlioh. 81'Qund,· . Mr. lqjao, PriJioipeJ. ·• Sta.to A"l!tor2leY, , . . . \ ·rc,pro~t~ the Ropublio, too~ .did not ros~stf , , · · ;. f. . Mr. liuga.re.be.au ur&uod '-tb.o·-Vi.~f tJ.ui.t bGOCUSO''P~w;1. llad'. . lost his ont iro faoiJ.~r he had 'an .intorost to servo ~ his ~ o nood.ed. oonobora:tion. 1Io ~so argued tM.t a.ftor tho ono6Ullt8% l l & ~ the c.ppolla.nt and. ?. t:l'. 1 somo· othor par(:!on oight 'have arrived e.nd. ... ,· 1. ~,- . ':~. \_; I. I e.tte.ckod tho docea.sod_ a.nil. ad.dod th.et ·even ii' the naoo of Fnulo \ ,-ms i:1ont:i.onod in the .scroaos, as there a.re sovo~al l'a"\ll.os, the ;.. . ctrinG pe:i.-sons eight nz.ve 'b0on.Jc.tta.cked by S0Tl8 other Pa.ulo, not . "tho ~poll~t• .... . ~--. ~o -..~ :that it .is ~-:~fioo.nt .~hatcMr~ R~~a.bai;i~ oJ.d 1 • ;. • . •. ., . . · .. , . ' . I \ - not, per '- -aO:,"': . a.tta.clc tho . identifie~tion , . .of tho . nppel1a.nt . ·., . . a.a . jbo · ~ . •-1>0:rson•i.iio ga.vo chase.to tho floeing P."3'•1• 'lfith rospaot, ~he loa;mad adveca;ta. O?uld llor4J.:\7 have dono so in tho light of ,ho - . ! . . - . cm.dono'o :on ~ocord. This was 'broa.d.. cia;rlipt a.nd t~ appellant · ·. hiilself agreed iha.t ho_ and P. 1'.1 knew oach othor woU:lltld that · ' - nho oouJ.d not oake a. oiste.ko of ...o1 .·idantity ospaoial)i in .da.rl~t•. . . ' . . ... ~ Tho appallcw.t el.so· oonoedod that ho knew :P. U'.1 1 s fo.thor and tht:t ho Wld 1 no..quarrol ~th tho .flltlily,-. T,ho ~ a r-.ssC:Jssors who set •:with tho lea.rn!)d ~ o ·woro . : all of the view th~. tho S:ppolic.nt ·1s-"guilty. Spooifioally the lest two e.sses~QrS I ' ~~od w:i,,1h tho:vio~ O~OSSOd' 'by ,the fb.-st • • • '- \ . ... ., ....... •'.'.· •,, \ _c. 4 ,one ~t _i,if'., ws c crod.iblo witnoss end. ~t tho condi-tions for idontifioa.tion wo.ro fav-oura.ble. N'o oust sq we concur with the .. loe.rnod trial judge who she.red tho. essos~s:1 opinion. on tho · ·.· ...' , 110.Uar. Vo agree t:t.cn; P. 7.1 rooognizod ono of tho t~o pnnga. .. ocrr-Jing visitors cs tho appollo.nt, a. person ho know won. Cons_idorillg ~o soquonoo. of events, end cocopting r. ~.1 1 s . tcstioon;r, it would bo e \fantcsy to so;ir tld if·tho dying people .. ·did o~ntion Po.uJ.o, cs t!.lo,y -were being ha.dcod to dee.th, they oould · hc:vo boon a1te.cko·ci. by sooo other l'o.ul.o·. Tto boy x·. w.1 was ?onsistont 'ihro1.1t1hout in his ropox-t~ th&t it wca the e.ppollt.nt who ohc.sed h~. 11 Ho :ieyrossod ovary body in oou.rt 11 o.oco:rd.ing to tlio loo.med judGe, and. we note thc-.t ho ;ms not oxtrcva-zant in I . his , olc:il:is. . For exnnplo with acridour llo voluntoe3rod. . tho - W.Ol'Lle.tio.n . ~ ,hct froo his hidi.na plo.co he wee unr,blc 'io sa>e ar>,;)l'thing 80UlG on a.t his hooostooo,_ "oxeept thc,t l hoc....""'d. noisos ct home." lb.on thG1'4 ~s only ono witness who rocll.7 rao.ttors, as in tho 'prosont case, it is indeed dosiro.blo to look r~und and seo if' there is CrtJ other piooc of evidence to buttress tho story of.the lono 1-T.i. t11oss. Qui to .often, ts ~ this caao, howovor, tho· ovidonoo con . bo of suoh c. qucl.ity end nn.tura that it is quito so.to to oonvict. . . Mr. Rugo.ra.btnu is right the.t M\,ll'lYoro, J. did not expross?,Y e..ddross his tlind to tho issue end did n?t direct tho 2.ssossors. on this,· but l'TO a.ro of tho eqpho.tie viow thc.t tho ocission did not l'Oa.l.ly netter in -tho oircttistc.ncos. Tho_c.ppollont 1 s alibi wt!.13 not cnnouncod in court until . ' . .: ' . 'tho nppollont~ cone to givo his own stQJzy". Quite a.pert froo tllot. I f • " wo nro snti'sfiod, cs was· tho locrnod trial juQgo, that the ~ibi . did 11-ot rcJ.ao aey doubt. ¥.o ::i.ro also propr..rod to {JO ful-:-t,or, ••.•• /5 ' . '·'1'(:: .' .. ··-····. ·----~ - --- -- •·. - .... _:____ _ '. 5 eloJ:!G with thQ loernod. tr:i.al judGo, end ~ poeitivoly , tha.t ~ . · the 'nppollam;. and his ritnassos· told Uos c.'bout. tho oe..rc.thon Christoe.s ·J:1err.,--nokiJ,ga n.1r, 5 ~JOELilU.. ~ l tho ~pollc.nt • s. sister, for oxaoplo, contradiotod ~ x.4 n.u:BOSrI SEI,l!N.'..w.t as to :,. '" whothor or l'lOt ,ho a.ppolla.nt. wer sQV'od poobo io pooplo ~t tb.o allcsod party. .Uso tho oe,ey ca.ny guosts who wer.o t,horo for tw cl.eye foastitlg a.ro not contionod 1zy' ~o. The appollo..nt I s conviction wee sound in our view. !ho · · appoal. against it is thoreforo diaoissod. Tho sontonoo inposod ..52. oonibus c.nd i~. is ~coor<li%J6~ , ~ot e.sido. Ip· its stead wo iopose a. sentonoo of doe.th for the ourd.Gr of Fc.thol.',Jlouso, tho ·docoased Il'l':J,..~ s(o. V..4ZQBCX{O. In aoco~o with tho ~ucl Pl'actic,o1 we loc.vo tho othor three convictions on rooor4t DA.Tm> a.t M:<.t.NZ.l. this 14th ~ of Jvno, .1991. . /·. L, M. ?UlCI.Mlil .,.... Jusrrcm pF.P~EtJ,~ J..S.L.~ JUSrICE OF 1..."'I'Et.L, rI \. -( D. :;i• MJ.1'IGli.NO 41t . JOO!'ICE OF .',;rTll.L_r .,, ,;.!"," I oor-:1.fy that this is r. truo copy ·of tho ~ - . I . ;M;&ftt•:; RmIT'IB. DEr'Ol'l" ·. _ _..,_,__ , -'~•.-~ r .....;;JL!J!II&,-OO'l)M'-<f!'"-:AlftAiw.O'B"""'t'A]»ZAliIAr-- ................. A;T MVANZA _ _ _ CR.mm.AL .6PPE.U, No. 125 OF 1990 BErltll:ffl ELIAS @ SUlU.. MJ.H)j)113J... AND ..THE REPUBLIC. • , • • • • • • • • · BESPON':µENT (Appeal from the oonviotfon ot the High Court ef Ta.nza.ni~ at ~u,eoma) (M,~shi, J,) .··: dated. the 10th dq of .August, 199t) in Criminal Sessions Qase Ho 1 142 of 1988 J:Q!OEMEm' OF TEE COURT ,1·WC4ME, J • .A.. • To our mind this was a clear oase of mu.rd.er,, The· ~pella.nt IllLI.t.S ® SUat.. M1.HlID3.li. shot the deoeo.sed, allegedly his son-.in-la.w, · with a.n 8.n'e'W at c'bout 6.30 p.m. at Sirori Simba in ~1:ts'-"!lla. l>istriot in the tull view ef three p~seoutiorndtne'sses, qnd. thio a.:f't~ he ha.d. announoed to them that he WQuld kill someboey who had a.bused h.im. In his de:fanoe · a.t the· ·tr:Lal. : the a,ppellant did not de?zy" ah.oct ing a person who turned out . ' to be the deoeased but he alleged thnt the inoidont ha,ppened at \ . . . midnight 'Hhen throe t)r.,r.~ came to his p_la.oe ef work at N~;t'ome l3us sorn.oe which he was guarding as a nig1lt watchman and oa.usad o. nuisance: They threw stones at him a.nd said they \ would toa.ohbim a losoon. lfhon they started chasing him he .disohargod a.n arrow Md it t'I.U'llOd out tha.t th.a missilo caught his son-in-law, · the doooase~ -who, alas, was ono of tho thugz,. I \I ~?~i.;;___~_:::-:..+_J_:._-~~{-:.---•---~· .:?:::r~-:: - ,. - 2 ·- ,, . \ Before ·us ~t--wae-edv~_:.for-1:t:{.Jlr.- llasllllire, lea.i'llGd ...counsol1 -who did not ,.wish to pursue the lino his olionli· had taken at his tricl. He aooepted tho proseol.ttion vorsion of the events and 8.l'@led that the learned trial judge, (Moshi, J_.) 1 t,ught to have considfil'od tho defence of provoQation. On behalf ef tha rosp~ndent Repul:lio, MX.• 11ag~ _lea;rned Senior State , Attorney-, argued a8a.ins.t--.:tha ..a.p:p_oaJ ana I urgod that tho defonoe · of :provication was just not avail,a.ble• • lJe think it is just as well that Mr. Nasimire did not e.do:;;,t a.nd soek to. promote the story put up ey the a,-ppeUant at the 17.d.aJ..~ .. _~hcJvid:eucia..J.>...W.1-~lft.:1f1JmDR.A.,_.Ed.~ KlHE'A .· ._ Ml.lln)1)A, and. P. iiQ 3 SIMON cru.au gave amply ostablished that the deooased was in their oompari;y;1 a.nd at 6.30 p.m. n<?t at ar.u>unCl"d mid.nieht, when tho appellant lt~ : that ha would· kill a. person who had o.busGd him. When tho deoee.sed made to leave thQY warned him not to do so just thop, lost ho got,.inj:ut'Qd, most probably booc.uso, es both P.1f. 2 ond P.lf. 3 said, the . I~ . , . e.ppolle.nt ha.cl aotually ind.ioa.tod thct his viotim would bo -- :t;he doooa.sed. The ~pollant let go en arrow whioh landed :. on tho decee.sed. · Thora was ao~ding to this v~sion ·rib ' . evidenoe •f· the dooocsod abusing the ~pellant then, __ and no indication by tho, e.ppolla.nt when ho was abused, .in who.t oir0"1mstanoos1 e.nd what the c.busivo -words wero. In • t!lis situation . it wuld be very difiiow.t to agree I '· . with Wu-. Na.simiro that· tho loarnod tricl. judgo should ·, bo fc.ultod for not oonsidor:ing. tho dai'enoe of provo,oation. 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