19920115 TZHC Dar es Salaam

., I - 25 ... m 'lllE IlIGII COURT OF '].lJTZlilID.. AT :o{J.1 ES SJ..L/i.LiM. OnIGIIML JUIUSJUCTIOU CJllJDll'.t.L SESSIOlTS Cli.SID uo.61 OF '1~87 TRill nEPUDLIC versus Mlf 7880 EXFlllL Dpp:A I I J U D o. M E N i: & ... .. ~~ J~ ....,.. 1l1110 ncousod Expol Biria. is ch~gct! with tho Qf°!onco of our,i.or con1Jrtl.'.q to sootion 196 of the :Poncl Coc.o in tlmt on 19t]l of 1. .pr11 1987 ~ Dc.r os- .Sl.\lo.o.o Rocri,on, ho aurto:rcd ono Knssin Zo.yuob~• .At~ tho 3?rclinina:ry hoo.rine, tho :f'ollowitJG oo.ttcrs were riot in disputo: 1• ~1.Ss.io Zo.yuob o. is c'.c~. 2.-.· 'llho doooasoc. diocl on 19/4/87 in lb.r cs So.lo.c.o rcciori. ). In 1987 tho a.couaocl was n oonbor of tho POol)lo' s Militin.. 4. On 19/4/87, a.s o. nilitinnnn ho wo.s on e:;u..:.rd nt c ca.to c.il: K...7ic.koo Market• no wns t'.rnod with n. f ironrn •. 5. .Jlt cbout 5 p.o. on 19/4/8.7, tho clcccn.sccl c.rrivoc. r..t tho na.rkot. 10 6. 'ID.10 c.occo.soc. cot shot n.t tho on.rkct. no uns injurocl. Tho bullet thnt injvroe. hio 0c-i,no out of tho n.ccuscc.' s fironrn. · 7. ~c con.tents of Dr• 11 • Chnnc.o' s post r.torton report pl"'ClJ..13:'Cd o.ftor tho doctor hn.c1.. cx..-:ninocl tho c.oooc..scc"..' s body. Tho ovidonoo which wc.s nclt1.ucocl by tho prose out ion wo.s thc.t IIc.ois Ayubu :Pin ocno ·to Dc.r cs So.loon fron Lushoto ~n 19/4/87 with cerioulturcl :proc'1llo1is. llc w~· in coopo.rzy of other people. Ile wn.s o.t tho Imrio.koo r.t."'.J'.'kct on ~9/ 4/87 o.t 61?•□• with Kc,,ssin Zn.yunbc. (-c.cccasccl)', ·Alphonco Shic1nncilo PU2, o.ncl Wo.zi:ri IIcoodi • They he~ ell cone to Ko.riakoo in e, vehicle n..mcd Mwc.kc. Transport. They hc..c1. pea.rs c..nc. torotoos in this voh:iolo. They offlov..clccl 20 thair produce insic\.o th.:. oa.rkot • Then tho vehicle .. was clrivcn to tho cxit co:tl:o • .... - 26 - In tho vehicle tho~e wore only ½ c bOG of poc..rs o.ncl ono container full of toootoos. ( tol'l[;o.). They oskoc. the CU,.."..rc1. o.t tho c-;a.to for poroission to l)C,S$. Pl-11 ic.ontificc".. tho Q.1..-i.rd to be the o.ccusccl in the c'1.ock. Tho eunr<l ohockccl tl;.0 vehicle ancl founc'. tho pea.rs nnd. ton-:toos in tl10 vehicle• IIo nslcoc: l·IDy thoro wore those i tons in tho vehicle. IIooi.s fl.yubu a.nc1. his col:l.cnc;uos :tole'. tho GW'.l,l~c. tlmt wha.t wcs in tl:o vehicle woro 1:irosonts of tbc c'lrivar• Tho GUt:i..rc. woulc"...not let thoo c11-ivo out. P:W1 wont ba.ok in tho on:rkct ruid obtcinoc. o. cc.to pD,Ss fron tho u.'l.l'kot clerk a.uthorisinc then to go out of tho na.rkot with the stuff in tho vel:iolo. PW1 eo,ve this :pnss to tho c.ccoc.scl\. who in turn ccvc it to tho 0u.n.rd. Tl:o t,m:ird been.no QX1{7:Y nnc'!. 10 shouted, "Why ho.vc you cone to lie to ny boss?" IIo then slo.p1)0c'. tho c:.oocnsocl on the chock. .But tho c.ocoo.sod cic:. not c".o mzythil:'lG, instoa.c. ho o.skoe. :for forcivonosso Tho c;u...1.I'd woulc. not ~cc n.nc.1.. Srrore by n.."'.ldnc tho sicn of tho orosso Tho clccec.scc. then went ~ounu. tho vehicle r.nc. tho Q.lC.:rc'. went cltor the e.coocsoc.i_ c..lso round tho vehicle but throuch tl:.o opposi to lliootiono Tho [;1.U'.J:'c,_ net the e.coecsocl c.t the corner of tho vehicle• 1~a:-.in tho d.ocoe,sce. a.skcc. for forc:broness o.rul Ct..-::Cin tho cunrc.. woulc".. not ncroo. Tb.a [,'\.i.nrc1 went ba.ck ton pa.cos o.nc:. shot at tho c"..oco['.socl with his GUri. Ila thon rem n.wn.y while tho c1.ococ.soc1.. lcy cl.encl. In cross-oJW.Oin:.tion the PW1 s2.ic'. thc.t tho ci..cccc.scc. l-TCS their locclor 20 enc. toot is uhy 1:e epvo hin tho co.i~c pnss to l)l:'.ss it over to tho o.ocusoc.. Tho other witness wns t~lphoncc Shic'..cmc;iro PH2o IIis ovic:.onco wns on ell fours with thct of tho procom.nc wi tncss, PU1. In cross-o:xrnino.tion, l:o wns refcrrec'. to l::.is stc..tcucnt 1rb.ich ho rmdo to tho Police O Ile snicl tbnt if ho c'_icl not so.y in 1:is stc.tcnc-11t· trot tho o.couscc'.. toici. tho c'..oce2.soc".. thr.t tho clocoo.soc. wri~s lyine:; to the : ~cousoc.1 s boss 1 he oicht hc..vc forc;otton to sc.y so. Ila so.ic".. fu:i:'thor th.-~-t oven tho issi1c of tho c..ocuscc. coinc 1Jc.ck ton pc.cos nicht l:nvc boon fo:.•c;ottcn in tho Police S1in.tonont 0 Ile howovo:r c:.or...tocl thn.t the c'.cccc.socl st ic. .::.nythinc; to tho ncousod 0 IIo so.icl tb...._t in o:ny c-nse he wou1ti_ not h0,vc I'O; 1cnbcroc.1 30 ell tho d.ctnils ,1hon ho r.1nc..c his otc..tor.1orrt c'..t tho Police Stc.ticn because he wc,s c;r<!lc:.tly c'.iat~1Joc:1. by what lmc. hc.ppcnod. Ile se:,ic1. further conoorninc tho Police Sto.tonont thc'..t he wns not sure of wh".t .. 1:o wrote in ti--.o Police Stc.;tr,oncnt c.s he wo.s oonfusoc. r..nd in m\y cc.so ho wc.s r:mswerinc:; questions froo tho policc 0 . This is wl:o..t tho sto.tor.10nt so.icl intcl.. a.lio,: "Wo.likwonc:.n. kuchttlct.m kiba.li kwn Kn:mni oo acc.□bo cli)?Ooeyoshw.1 ldbn.li hicho nlionc.oloa. lruld.lm:11..--in. ldbc.li hioho nn nc:ipo ulitokco.. ubishi hue m ku..1J1Zc. kupor,m 'rmnono ye.. kufoko2.1m nc1.ipo csk..'1:...i no:mbo cli~okz:. nc kunpicd:rwf\?f Knssiw s/ o Za.yuobo. kofi; 40 ..; 27 - <1lipoto.kc. kunpicc kofi lo, pili nclU{;u IC.O.Ssir.Ju Za,yuoba. cliji1iotoa. kwo. ~nctc. r.lkono· ili a.sipiQro tonn. . . ' '!uliru:-tuc. nc1ipo o.skD.ri wr.. oeonbo o.liolokozc. ntutu we bunduki ktm Knssin Za.yuobc.e Alild.nbiti. olifukuzwo.. kwc, kuzuncuic cari h\.lDO huno ahiooni, nn on.re clipotokozc. nbcle ye, co.J:"i wr-,lilrutcnn.. Uc".ipo aak.'U'i t•m ncanbo nlifyt',tuo. risc,si m kuopicc. Kn.ssiou Zcyuobo. so~ou yn kif'unni M kunnculro Ohinil • • • t • o • • o •" 'llhoro wc.s o.lso tho post nortoo o~no:tion re.poi-wt "tlhieh sho'Ws. tll,..'\-tt oo.uso of clocth wns cue to l1...1.0noz-rhacic shock duo to hoc:t't ~ t i o n o.nc:. ~ i O In oofonoo tho o,ocuso(l [,nvo n ~worn atntouont. Ile i.mid thc1t on 19/4/87 ho was c.t Kn.rinkoo oo.rkot on ("uty as c. c;uo.rd. Ile sew the vohiclo of tho oooplo.innnts as it wc.s lon:vinc; tho nn.rkot o.t m~ounc.. 6.30p.n. on 19/ 4/87. IIo soc.rohod it nnd foune. ½ bnc; of pea.rs o.nc. c,, looo of toootoos. Ila tole. tr.Q crivol" tb.."..t ho wa.s not cllowocl to tnlto out rm:, GOoc.1.s. All this tioo, tho driver tm.s nlono 1-1ith tho a.ccusoc.. Thon tho ~ivor went bn.ok into tho m.rkot to aoo the people who b,n.(".. offlon.doc. GOocs fl.'oo his vohiolo. Tho noouscc,_ smr 3 parsons cone 'With the UJ:"ivor nnc'!. the c1rivor showc,,_ tho' own.or of tho coods in the vol:iclo to tho ['..Couscc.. Tho n.cousoc'. tole:. tho owner tl~t ho ooulc:. not tclco out nny 0 ooc1.s f'ron tho r.1C.rl.r..ot cit tb.,.1.t tino which 20 was 6 .30 :P• □• Tho owner replied thct tho coods wore juot presents. Tho cocuso(!. would. n6t ~oo to c.llow tho c;ooilB to co out ci.nr. ho tole:. tho owner to trlcc his coed.a be.ck into the Lnrkot • Tho ovmo1~ left enc. then cc.no be.ck with c ,PD,$S• Tho o,ocusoc:. to1'1. the owner thnt ho woulcl. not o.llow hin oven 'With c pnss ~ Then the dcconsoll. cc.11e there f'l-on the nnrkct. Tho c".ooocsod we.a r.nnoyocl wl:on tho c.ccusoc.1. told. the o,mcr of the cooc.:s thct tho pr.as wc:.S for next CJ),'3. Tho e.ooonsoc.l nsko("': tho oocusoc:., 11.i'i.s boil:i,toon you a.ncl I those insici_o tho nn.rkct, who is senior?· Thay hc,vo 0,llowccl w- to ta.kc out the croo&J ~t you e..o not wc.nt us to c.o sb." Tho r.ccuscc. replicci_, "Go a:wo.y, this is not your business. Tho ormor is ··he:ro."· Tho deconsocl icft. Thon 30 tl!,e ooousocl wns to.lkinc with the mmor 61' tho cooc.s whoo he tole. to· cell the clerks. Tb.o.t is wl:on the c.oooa.soc":. c;rcbbocl the cocusod1 s cun sn;t:tnc "I will tnlco your r,un" • Du.t tho a.oouso(l c:1:.i(l not a.c;roo • 1.Dhcre wcs c. ooonotion in ·which tho cocusoci_ WC'.S provcntiJ.ic the clocenscc. froo ta.kino his GUll ns the deocasoc. struccloc"'.. to aoizo it. Tho cun foll acvor~l ti□es in tl:c cour.sc of tho strucc;lo. T'.wo c.oousoc. coolrocl tho cun which ,-res n Soni P..utonn.tic rifle. Tho clocor.socl woulc1 not lot tho c.ocusod c.lo~ a.ncl tho o.ooused wn.s avoic1inG hin cs ho t~ioc. to cct to the CWl•. Tho dcoen.sea bcr:.t tho o.couaocl on tho hoc.e... Th.on the nccuscd c.ocidecl to shoot in tho air• ts ho )?rcpn.rcc. to e.o so the cof.l)?a.nions of the docoascc. crn.b1Joc1. iJho ooousot'·s 40 arns froo 1Johincl. The cun ucnt off mid tho docon.sod foll down. Thd cccuscd rc.n to the Msinbazi Police S.tntion. ' :t 28 '.Ilho · a.ocusocl clisputoc'. tho· ovic:'..cnce of PITT nnc".. PU2. In cross-c:x:..'1.0irotion, tho oocusecl. scic. tho.t b.o stm--toc. rrorldne c.s c. nilitia.nnn in 19750 Witt. recr.rcl to tho [;1.lnf ho snicl tho..t ho cookocl it: w'l:.cn it wv..s Ul'lC.Or his control encl thc.t he wcntocl tho clocoa.sod to sur:t'cndor. Roc;c.re.inc tho cnto pass 1 ho snicl thc..t ho wrmtoc1 to chook with tl:o olork to confirn tho owner of tl:e c;ooc.s. He o.lso snic'!. tlmt ho shot tho eun in self dofonoo. . Tho ;possible c.ofonceo '.i:'cisod in this cc:.Se m-o tha.t tho shot tho.t killocl tl:c c.cc<?l',soc1 cc.no out of tho c;un nociclontclly. Tho other dof'onoo . is tlmt tho o.fcusoc. wnsdofenc.inc hi.oself when he shot tho doocasoc. Those 10 arc tl:o dofonoos which coU1113ol for tho c,ecusoc1. r:::-,isocl for this oov.rt to oonsic.cr. Both c;cntlonor. nsscosors f ouml tl:e o.ccusocl cuilty ns olw..reoci.. Tho first o.,ssossor scicl tJ.mt he WM s;:,,tisfiocl with oviclonec of tho two oyo witnesses. !Io fot.1.11.C. -l1ho titoJ;>y of tho o.ccwoc. to hc.vo no oorroborctivo evidence o Tho sooonc1.. nssossor a.loo 00001)tocl the ]_)l"osocutiort ovic.onco ns the t:i."'l).tho ' Tho stctoncnt to "tho Police of PW2 wcs tend.creel into court cs rm exhibit for tho clofoncc ( o:id:i1)it ))) ) 0 vfuon I roc.c1 tllroUQ.1 tho stn.tonent I c1.o not -fine. anythinc 1-t:lich is c'.1.oc'..:L'ly oontrnclicto1--y to wha:i; PU2 sc,icl 20 in court-'~ In tho stc;t:r:-,., ~it there :i.s tho :part o.bout tt.o quiu:".,:-el which arose wb.ich lcc1. to tho oxcbn?ll;o of hot 1-rnrc1.s culninn.tinc into tho slnppinG of the· clococ.soc1. by tho ncCUJ3u1..o Tho:r.-J io ru.so tho 1)._1.1.---t o..bout t:--.o clocco.soci_ stol)1>i1-ic tho nccusocl fron clo,ppinc hin for the soconcl tine 1 j · holcu.1,c his Clr"Llo In tho evidonco of PW2 there :ls no nontion of ,, the c.xo) .<'-11[,'C of hot worc"'.s. Inst.oo..d thoro is a. ploc of forc.i.vonoss fl~oo tho c1.cc-.) ·,soc. cl'tcr he wr,s slcppocl" But tho ru11.ni:nc of Ko,ssirn.t Zay,.1.Dbn froo tl o o.ccusoC.. is in both tho stctcoont o.nd tl~c cvic1.onco of PU2. Tho c.cta.ile: of how tho shootinc wc..s c1ono a.re in tl'.'.e oviC..onco but not in the st2.toi: ·,v:1t,. I c.1.o not fincl n.ny DD.torinl contrr.c"liction 1)otwcon tho ovic.1.cnoe fa.' tho l'Xi:'OSooution 30 c,nc,_ the stc. toncnt of PW2. As for tho defence story, it cc.no out :for tho first tir:10 in his clofcnco. Tl::c sto:;:-y 1~·c.s J.:ot put to tho prc~noution ·witnoasos 1\,r then to , ac;roo to or clo~r 0 Tho [,'Ci1J:'J.nno11 ~sr--·~:::;:-s cliC.. not !i_ci.nc:.. it to '.:o truo~ Tho subnission thc.:t tho C..('louocc1. nc,s oit:C.or dofonclinc 1:i.nsolf o:;:o. tho shoot inc "t-ros l\ccic.:.ontnl coos to confuse 1:1c,ttors.., Tho c,ccusoc'. ..rov.lc1. knm- J.)erfcotly ,1ro11 i·rl~ott.or tto shoctinc we,s . c.,cciclcnto..1 or in solf clcfonco e T.Jo oocusccl sc..ic. in his C..ofonco thc.t ho ccckoc:. the G'tin to be -:co:::-c.1;/ for o.ny ovc11tu.n.lity, The cocking of tho r.;w1. wcr nd c"'..ono ccqic.ontc,lly. Tl::o next stop wns to ronovo tbD so..:foty co,tch., l..[;"C,in tl:i.s wc..s c1.ono intontionnlly. wtc:•o is 40 tl:o r,cciC..ontcl sl':..ootinc'? J. ocn seo nonoo Tho ovic.cnco civcn by +,.'10 ooousoc1 is not cx-c- ·'·.1 • 1 - -os 1 it r:::-,isc c, 1~onsonc1Jlo c.oubt in vi:.w of tl:o prcsooution ovic'.onco., The r. , "-"'""'-;y- of tho acousce.. nbout tl:o e.ccoc.uoc.. ) {'!.occoc'lly f ollowinc tho n.ccusccl oven when the nccusoc".. b.n.cl cookoc. tho [.,un c.ncl was l)Ointinc tho bc.rrol v..t hiL1 ha.s no rine of tl"Uth~ , Tho c.coonsod wov.lcl l;.0,,vc to be OD.Cl in o:i.'c1.c:i.' to clo wl:n.t i? c.cs01~ibcd 1Jy tho c.ocusoclo 1-.J3 I sn.ic".. ocrlio.r on, tho prosecution oviclonoo is- tho only nccoptcblo cvic.onco in this oc.so. I do not o.ccopt _tho story of tho a.ocusoc1. a.bout how tho shooti1,c hc:pponoC::. It· oonnot possiblt be ti~c nhc. thct is why_ ovon tho o.ccusocl hinsolf is ttnn.1Jlc to .rey etro.icht a.wa.y whether tho shoot inc was nccic'!.entcl or in self clofcnco • Tho tl"'UO position in wh,.'\t ie given by tho prosocutio11 wi tnosscs who sa.w o.11 tb...."'.t wt.ioh ha.::i,,ponoc.. I tl:crofcxt'c . fine'.. tlmt tho nocusod . shot nt nnc".. ld.llocl tho cloooD..Scc'. 10 intontlom1ly'. Tho woc.j_)on usotl WM c, GWl• Tl:o o.ccusoci_ 1JUSt. h ..1-vc ir-tended. to COJ.E!O c"..co.th or c;riovoua boc".ily h..'\l'rJ to tho d.eoca.soe•• • Ma.lice o£orethQUG11it hri.s thorcforo boon ostc.blishocl. Tho offcnoc ot rn,u,e.or hn.s thoroforo 'boon ostc.blishod. bayonet ell rco.aoncl:llo doubt. I finc1. t110 t-.edtisoc~ c;uil ty o.s ol:..1.1:'e,-oc. nnd I oomriot hi,p" 0,0corclincly. ...... ., Ju.dcoOnt c'\Olivorcd. ..--- 20 ;P.ros•• s~ lfo previous rocorc. 1J!t1£P:,tj.':nl, Mil ,bliocq~• Tho killincs wns not intontionc.1. ( ·~- --- SEUTDUCIJ1 11ccuscct is o. first offonclcr. Tl:orc is only one scntonco fo1~ tLc offence of T.l\.U"c1or. It: is c:.cl',tl:-. by hcnc,"inco I scntonco r?.Ccuscc. to suffo:r doc.th by lm!l[-:ine~ 30 Rij.J.t; of o,ppoo.1 oxplo.inocl to o.ccusoc.. •• - H ..... , - -· 00 0 - ... • 0 • • ,,,,..-, •O' oOH -='" O - - ....... .-·· ~, ,, ·. _..... •., -- --- -~.- --·. ..... ..... ... . i..Ct. .. ~ ' .. ,n.nxm: 15'1/ 1992 .