19930209 TZHC Dar es Salaam

Dl T£IE mar:: COUllT Of' TJN"/411~ a ~ ES SALA!'ttir · ORIGIN.AL ,T"tlRISDICTIOli ECOimMIC CRn.m no. G OF 1969 REPltJLlC ve:rsas .. ~· l1 GULAMATIDAS FAZ.AL 2 • ITATIMU :MIJLLA AD.AMJ'E

RULIHG \I '\ MKI1.1).f,, . J -b \ Tho two a0ousad p&""l:lOns • GULAt1AIIO.lS' .r.AZ.AL end. ltl!l:' "li faJJ.i,ng beitti8911 1faam a total o:f eighty ._ two, counts ir;v,~. · V_~ offences under the _E:ip:.i,9nur,og C~;ntr-ol ~ o o (~ow ~ a.:i:il , r ( ~ by th~ . Forf.d.gn ,Ezohenca .Act:, 1992) a>ld t:ie F.oon(ltlio and Org~.'l.:i ! --· -.'L C:rirae Ccn t:rol !ct, l964;. In twenty,.,seve-n ()ounts the two aocused. pe:~1 , ,<.:) are o11.a.Tged \ with nakil1G a p~-rnent to the ')J:Sd.it of a. persol'l ~.dv,r ::·.;1 ihe s·">had.ulM~ tam.torJ by oJ:<d.e:t' of a. parSdl1, :rrosident outside the ix:ii>, ..:flu.1#.,.o:r;:ri.-t;or.r c/s 5(b) ~f t:1e E:r.chango Co11trol O:t'd.:i.naneG and ~~ 'J, of Fart II ~f :.:.: the Fifth So!ledule to the Ex:o!ia~e Control Ol'dinan<¼. a, .r~ ~og<:rthe:t' ·w1t1i. ._ .. . section 59 cf t::W Econooio a>ld ~gani,zod. Crime Cont:r~l ~.o-t and Paragr:-e,ph / . . l of the fust S::tb.Gdule t.-l t:.1a Eoo:tomi~ and O:rganized ,~:;-.i.raa Control .Act~ The pa:r.ilicJ.ua:i:ts et t~ffonoe in all -the twenty-seven 0~1.::,r:\.s a.re that the first and. seo.oud. ac<JU.OOd; both of t:iem residents of tl16 united. Repu'blio of Tanzania. a.~ :Da;i: es Sal.a.an 1ritllout thci pemission cf iu.e :Jalik of Ta.nzanio.- m~ a Pa.7Jll811t ill Tanzania sbil~~ to PAMOmE!GrrT I.iJ!D, a oon~e~--x\ ., in the UniJliod, Ilepubl..i.o of 'l'amcai:d a and therefo~ a, :r.resiclent of

the Sohedu.1:ed..'-.. _Te.n1:tarles by order :'.f one La..~ton Dc:ilca'$ who is re-sic1.ant outside the · scoodu.J..2)d. to:r.Tito:i::y ~, wi.t, Zn0bia.. The offonces a:r-::t alJ.o-ged. to have been ·'60;:-J.Ci t+..ed. bo-tvl'OOl'l May 1905 .ntd. .':r,:ray 19&3., s~t of. ~ - - i e n counts ~he two ·a.oouaoo persons are ~1 ~1ct:1.Gl'." ·, ch.a.rgad_ vri t:i. ~wg a- C>':lO'PGl1.sa1lio:1 deal. o/e 7 (1) cf t1la E:mbange Con-bro~.' Cixclirur.1<.,e__ wd._ .:pa;oo.~h.-J.. o:e~.:tt:_p~-t.b&:-~ So.hew.a o--to - t ~ : .,. \ I Control Ord.b1a;100 read togetha:;: ir.tt:i soct:i.on 59 of tho Eoonoraio and Crga,n:t~d. C:d...:10 C-cntr-:il Avt and Pat'ag:i:aph l of the F:bst Soll.odl.tle to the :&-onomio ai."'ld Organ;i..zed Cxioe -Control J.ott:1 rt is alloc;vd in the particulars ;:if offence that t.he two aoous~d pe:rr,-:,,ne$ bot:1 of them residents o:f t:io soheduled wr.ritoxies in the Ci-;;;r and '.Ro.:;i.011 of Dar . as .Salaam wi·h:1out the permissio;1 of the Dank of ~- 311zanin.· nado a. pa;ym,ent ,,f the sum of om.toy :in Tah.til'.ltia. S:U.11.ings to PAM(>i'fiEIGIB', a. oompaiiy registei'Gu :i.:1. th.a United. Republ:i.o of Tanzania and the:rofor-a r. resident of the i:;o21ec.lul.od . terri to1'io a as 0011aj_de:ration-~.f o:t -.,:r, i::t assooiation 't-tith the aPqu:isi tim1 by Gu.'!.ana.bba.s r.aza1, the first ac,:;·used, ;;rt a;.1 assortment of go0cls :i.."1 t:io u~1i fod

IC:ii,gd.o:i.. '.rn tho :.C:L."1.al sot of -h·roli.ty.-.oi.ght counts only the o bnd. a.ooused, Ea.tir:J. M.:tllo. AclaoJi, in irr,n.::,1voc1., Ho :i.s charged with pc. ~Jssi.011 of p:top~r suspootod. of hav•i.ng 1leG11 stolen or unlaw.full.Y f.:. bi.red t oont:r.a;ry • (1J) of the First Schedule to the Eooa, ~ to and Organiz.ed to pa,Tc3t,<7'l.'a.ph [l (1) Crioe Cont;J;tol Act.. J:t :ts allGGod in the pa:rtioula:rs of' ') t'onoe that the accused 1fr{·,D.i11 tb.e RGgi-:,n b:f Dal' os Salaam was fot.ui.d i.1 p,· ·!Session ('\r · C. ha.v"iltg 0011-m.'ol of si...us of mone3r in Tanzania.. shillings~ p!"c,1o:t"ty whioh · having regard I'- to all the citOttr1st~1cos . is reasonably 1:J,..1.Speot.ed of hav.i.ng beon stolen or ~Ji;:1erw-iso tutla.i-rfu.lly aPquiJ:'od~ Shaidi,- loa;rnod. 1?rii.toipal Sta.te Atto:rney1 cal.led f"ive pl'()seoution M:;;,. witnesses. SJ1d.· 0losod the case for the prosecution. M; t~rl.s stag-a both M:r,. Ra.itha;'-~ lea.Tn.~d counsel fo-r Ji;lle first accused :-..o.1d 1,~. Isna.il ioa:rned 0ow.1.sel fo:r the second. atl0used1 su.br:tl t-ted that t~o:re is no ca.a·~ to on~ and \liJgoo. the oourt to d.isoiss the o:!u>.;rge u:.1d.8J: tho provisions· of sectio11 39 o:f tho Economic and O;r.,gru.tln-::-.d Cr...na Control .Ao-t and,_ acquit tho aocusod..,. $cation 39 p:r.-oV'i.d.8s as followsa "39~ At any st~~ o:Z t:ie p:noooed.ings the Co-,:o:'t n&Y, . if

SD.tis.f':iod that tb.o accusod person has 110 case . to answer 3 disais.a fuo oha;rge and acquit tha aoouead l)G:L' sono tr , The bn.sii o£ M.1•,-:. R2.itha:'c,~--:,-1a su.bni.ssion on behalf of iilio first aocused, -~u.lamal:>1Jo.s ~-:J., is that, the:i.,a is 110 eV:i.denoe whatsoovar ag$st hi.mo Accordinc -to P-~ 'vr .. l on'3 l'<usht&::aJ.i _Gulanar.1:-;as, 1 t was him, tho witness,_ who receivad a. te:'.X3phona oaU. w}lonevor his br-other Nohdi so:.1-l; or ims ' . about to send G'O<)ds to Dc:.t: os Sala.a.'J., instructing hio to '.l.:ooc:i.1ro. aJ.1d. seLl the goods attd thun pny all Jli:.10 proooed.s to PtJilOF.REIG::7.:1 :·JJ:::-'" Mehdi is a, bu.sine~~- based_ in ":1:it'rJ:i n;~~_Eng.:G.n.d.,...._ ~ good,g P.., WJ :roceived. ~rG oominG" .fxor:i different oot111trios abroad and the wi t:tless testified that ha did not l;::.101r l1ow P!ruOli'.ftEIGIT::1 Ili1D waa involved with the coods,. Ile t,nly · al)tad on insir.t.-<ttotions from his 1:,:rothar. Mr. Ra.i thatha s-...1.br.tlttad that tM first accused, w:.io is the :tatller of P.'W~l toolc no pa:rt ili the telephon~ · oonVe:t'satio11s batween P.;w.1 and Mahdi and there is 110 cvide.--ioe to eh.ow . that ho was i.11 o;.-cyway im.r,,lwd. il1 -'.;he :roooiV':i11g of ;;ha eood.s Moh.di sent ("):t' in pB;l/'illg tJ.io proooods to PAJfil1EIGill1. Tlie seoo11d. accused was an o.11ployee of PAMOFR.F...''t 'l!I' ~ -w1lioh had i

to Ma.dquar'te::-s in Zanibia-. Tho aocttsed worked ui1dor i•: rt:ruo1·-tons f:rom o. perso11 oall~d Daka, the lbnag:i.lig ~eotor of PJMOFfJ.::,:am.. P.1r.1 testified that he dealt with the second ~cusod when ha was paJ'il~ , :sG :prtio'3ads of sale of tho c;oods he :rocoived fJiom Mehdi but the proaodut.:l. i:. i teolf Palled P.lf,.5 r.no Yasi:.u illy .il'bu.allah., li:10 testi.fied that PJ.UOFIU.:- :·tlT LTD had authority :f'ror.i' "'i;:i.e Dai-1k of Tm1zonia to oparll.te an ord.ina;r:· -~•~8Jlt aoc"unt , into whioll uonoy in both local and :foroign cu:rronoy ooula. · .. : 1oposi ted.. , ' , T1..1ere is 11.0 avid.mi.ce•-to--sb.ow-:tl.u.t t1lero was ar,y ooopo11sc;i.j1. ~- ·..:.oal between '· . P.l.MOFREIGIT and. the first aPCusod or D1tyon0 olet, Evon i? -~, t~ was S1l.Y I .ch deaJ. -~hore is 110 evidence to s!low·t1tat tho second a>><n::.: l wn.e a. party to it.. As 1•0.:;a.rd.s tho offence of 1)oing in possession or htc:- ....G control \ -. ·--~- .of property i<aasonably f;u,c;1pooted of having boon stolon o:;: ,)'?,.:, mse unla-w- fully acqu.il'od l,k., .Lsm,:J..'t. sttbni t•tod. that the evidenc<i slu,;rs c.w.t the money PoVol paid bolongod to P!MOlffiEIGJT IJrD and was paid into ·L.:-0 company' S aPcount. Thus t:.1.0 second aocu.sed is nl')·~ in MYWDY i11 poJ ,-3s-sion o:r control of it~ Not su:rJD::i..singly, Mr, Shaidi, loo.mod Prjncipal State AttoJ:'lley, had

. nothing to ~, :i.n reply when-.l.less:t'a Rai thath.:i. tirid I.soa.il oonoludod their subnissions1- Tia aio.p'.cy ecJ.idt U:( ~ve nothing to sey in roply, I leavo it to t:1.0 .cou:rt to dooid.8, 11 .... t is appa;rmrl; f'rora the oVid.enoo a.d.d.uood in this case that tb.a prcsooution I has failed to ostn.blish ovon t~.10 1Jasic ingredients o:E' t:1.0 · offe1toos .,-hargodl and so it would be unjust to call upon the o.ccused :porso11s to defond thensclve·;:;, For tho offences of nald.ng a, pcynent to tho orodit of a. person re.aide;.rt; in. tho schodulod torr~ tory by order of a l'.lC:t'son resident outside tl:o_ soh.odulod.. tor.ti tory· t.:io "prosoou-tion hc-,,d to· a!o1r t:hat tho ~ pcrson.s did oaloo the pcynonts ;(Qr tho oou:rt to- ,)a.J.1,; upon t!iom to_ def'end thoosalvos by a:ioll'ing that t:.io:r did so with pomissio1t of t:10 Dame of Tanzania.. As i·b hn.!)ponGc1. i;:1 .,G:1is .)n,so it wn.s Po1i',}l w:!O actod on instructions fron his broJi;1.i.or i11. Dil'D:i.nahao c111d not ~ :,f tho accusad parsons. Si:--:iilc.rly, for tha of'foaoo of a. coopcnaatio:n doal 01100 it is shmm tlu>..t t:10· ::i,0cusod had not:mtcr to do with tho payno11t of nonay i1:1Jd the account cf PAliOFREIGilT the:ro is no wey they oa11 be acid ·~ :1avo boen involved :i.11. "vho oor:iponsati011 doa.l, '.µ1 this· co.so ev,~n t!le rcd.stonoo of tho doal has not boon csti:.blis11od sinoa P,Wo-1

-who would :1c:rv'o tl-i;ro·wn light 011 it t<wtifiod that ho did not know what P.A.F0:·.1.REIGTIT IJrD had - ~ in :roturn. Sootion 7(1) of t~~ Ez.o 1.1nngo Cont:rol ora~1nai-,,oo provides M follows, 7....(1) E.&Popt with ~ pornission of the 'ITo::i.su:r·:,·, ne 11 poxson shn.11 ill tho Torrirory, and no l)Gl.'SOl'l. l'6ddont i:.1 tho tor:r:i.:to:ry a.l'.Jll outsi.de the TorrHor.r, nol::.o on:; pa.;rr.10·yt to or for Ji;:10 orod.it of a per son 1'e-!:li~1011 t in if:.o. ccl1odulcd to:i:T1:iiorlas J¥3 consid.orati9;.1. for-2;:~ _::,.ctF1ooivJ,ion wiJi;h - . (a) 'ti:.:o receipt by ro.r:; person of a p~cnt uado (~_ttsido t:10 schodul.cd tc:rri.,roriosi o:r tho a.oquisi tion by til'lY ·. po:i:son of propc:rty ,l::iob. is outside tho sohod.u1..:id t-'.ll:l'i,~ o:tt (lJ) tho tranGfor ·to aJ-'lY person, or tho croa.tim. in favour of' o,;:iy person:, of a :rie;l1t ( w!1cthcr J)1'osc11t or futttt'o, aml whether vcstoc1. '.'.J.' contil.1£,·ont) to rccoivo a p~r;;icnt > out.s:Ld.0 -\.hr. z,:,hcd1.u.0d tor.l':i.torios or to a.c<rili'o pro party / 1r~tlcll is c:r1.t1ddo ·~:10 sollodulod to.l'l'i toztias." (:Ebpb.n.sis su.ppliod)'f, As rog_~s t:10 possession cJ.ia;rGo I Dg.roo with ~1:r b Isnail, lo-arnod couneol f'o:r tho scoond. oPcuaodj -tho.t tl1oro is no cvid.onco to sllow -~:.k..,,t tho B()O(fflO. a.ccusod wo.s in possession or 0011.tr-ol of t!10 money po.id :i.;.1to ·i;ho·

aoocunt held by. PJuiOrn:EIGJJT LT'.D~ iTo11.o d~ t~10 wi tnossos to.st:ii'iod. -tl'l[l,t ho found tho second a.oousod \rl. th ~1Y of t:10 uonice ro.1d as tlwro is 110 ovid.onoo th«t he w<1s a. di:roc·!i:,r or ov_o11 s101.2.·t-0zy of tho account o,r.1od i . , y - , , _ p ~ LTD tho clcooat of· cont-.rol is totally o.bscnt. I11 Ji;ho :rcsL1l t I uphold bo-tb. subr:lissions of no oaso to .:m.swor and' I acquit tho o.eonsca f:'Grsons o:t t:.:is stngc,. JU'.DGE 9/2/92 _., ''! 5 9/2/93 Cor1)P I NIW:OE' J. Mr. IWITU LAY r,mu~m Mr. RA.!TTT.ATITJ. f~ first nooused. Ii!r. ISJJ\IL for 2nd o.ocaaod ·Mr, Si""IAIDI Principal Sta;oo Attornoy for the Ro;n.1.1)lio c.c, Hr. KASSIM• COURT ..... Ruling doli ~~ . wrod. in opon oourt, L• MKUDE

JUOOE 9/2/93