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f· ···----- 'illE mrrr.mn JWP013LIC OF T.AfTZliJHA DJ T.3E IIIGII COURT OF TiJTZl.lUl~ AT rum ES SiJ..l'JIM tJ:PELLti.TE JU?.ISDICTION RIGTI COUilT CBil,ffi-Tlu., .t.ITFJu.. MO. 10/92 C1.lIGDILL CRIMl.]T!J.. Cll.SE IW• 99 OF 1991 OF THE DISTllICT COURT OF RUFIJI DISTRICT M RUF!JI ]ofoi~o.t Mb,tui, J·. Po District Mn.gistrc.to SliIDI JUW,. • • • • 0 • e C O • 0 0 e • 0 0 0 e o O O O • • • • .tJ>:E'ELLtlNT (Original Aocuaod) versus 'IDE UNITED IlEPOJ3LIC • o e • o 0 0 0 0 • .. 0 e e ~ o • t • , , IlESPOl~ (D.rigintll Prosecutor) S.6.IDI JUI~·~ wc,,s cha.re;od with o.nd convicted of being in possossion of l,)l'oporty SUSl)Ootcd to ha.vo boon stolon or unlawfully obtained c/s 312 (b) of tho Poml Code c.nd sontoncod to two yen.rs ir.1prisomont. He now o,:ppo~ ~..inst tho conviction end s011tcncc. Tho np:polla.nt is o.. re.die rlCChn.nic. 'E.lo polioo soa:rohocl h:i.s pi"Onisos l<io1,d.ng for o. ro.clio oossotto sc,id to hc.vo boon stolo1i0 No such ra.dio ilnS found o..t the cpJ?Cllm1t• s proniscs, Throe rcdios wore, however to.ken by tho_ scorch offior. Tho appollo.nt uao ~koa. to oocount for thori, 'Ibo o.pJ?ollant gavo o:x:pla.nation o.s to hon ho ho.d cone : .to posso~e- ,t1::en Two pooplo ovon go,vo ovidonoo clc.i nhig 0ii110.roh:ip of tho radios. Tho tria.l court rojoot.od tho olo.ins of those tl-rn lo.bolling tho witness o.s liars 1rho bn.d gone to court to rove tho sldn of tho a.ripclla.nt. Tho court fb'Wl<l tho witnossoa lie.rs bocc:uso thoy coul(l J;>roducc no receipts fox tho ra.dios · nor· could thoy d.ottnl the scri~l 11lllibcrs of the radios. The a.ppollo.nt wo.s thus conviotod, ~a •. Slc.o., learned Ste.to Atto:rmoy for t~o Republic supported tho oonviotion. onit.orod a.w....inst tho a.pJolJ..c.nt for tho sa.r:io r~11S a.dvnncod by tho tria.l oourt·. I hmrovcr, soc 110 nori t in then c.t a.11. Tho a,ppolL..'mt is a. radio no.ow1'lioJ i it· is !lO 1roncl.o.r tb.orof'oro to find people sending thou, 1'2.dios for ropo.irs. By tho ovido1100 of the police (PW1) cm.cl th~ appollc..nt 1 ho hnd oontionod tho om10:rs of t:10 ro.d.ios 011 so.iztti:'o of tho so.id ro.dios following tho ooo.rch at his prcniscs. The a.ppellnnt 1 s c.sso.rtions ~o SUJ?portoa. by •••. :./2. t_ 2 - tho na;:1tionod poo:plo. lw to their fo.il'lU'cs to produoo rocoipto for tho ra.clios, ell I cc.n sr1.y is tho.t production of receipts io w_ tho only ltey of provi.1-ig owncrslupo To OXJ..JOCt :people to hold. to receipts· to cJ.l tlmt they :purchn.so is oxpecti11& for tho in:possibloo For c. start., tho bt.wincss O'lllture of-this ~l~co d.ooo not :provide for th.n.t; o.nd evonW11crc receipts aro issued, to require people to preserve receipts ~o in, f'ut'l.tt'O- :Pl'OVO tho~ O'tmorship of those thil1fs'S i:J to subject thoo to torture. They would nood store.go fo.oilitios for such o. vortur.o o.nd ovontu..1.lly n, person to lmndlo tho rocoipts if thv..t porso11 lives long onOUGli end with good ~cili.Ming pot,rar. This roquirooont would bo vory 'Ul'It'OO.Sona,blo in r.umy co.sos. j,E, to tho fn.ilurc of tho olc,inc.nt.s to roci to soria.l :rru.rlborr of· tho rn,dios, I co.n only sto;t:o thc,t to look for such porforr.unoo wns not ronso1mblo. tis: aoounts to roducinG huna.n boiri.$8 to robots. Ilm-r oony of us row the on).)O,"oity or oven tho inclioc.tion to nonoriso such d.oto.ils? Wh.c•,t a, wo:y of 0011t~ting tho a.h'oc.dy polluted lifoL '.llli.oro ,ma. 110 suffioiont ovidonoo to justify the oonviotion of tho cq,polla.nt. I thus qu.::i.sh tho conviction and sot a.sido tho ir.11?osod scrlt.onoc• Tho a.!)polll:.nt is to 1Jo :I'oloa.sccl froo custody a.t 01100 unless ho is lawfully being hold in custody on otho:I" na.ttors., JCJIGE- . . · Ozc1ori As I an i:in locwo 1 ·tho P:.0(51.str.c.:r.•. to Wom tho ':po.rtios of this dooisio11- '- ' : . . , ',;7_'\_,~ ,··~-, -~'o~q_ ' _, y~•;r;f.,;~ RUlVlMi! JUI:GE. 16/7/1992