19820614 TZHC Mwanza

IN' rrHE IIlGB . COU.ltT OF Tii.NZul.lUA . -·. . .th.~-MWll.llZA . ;A.PPELlu~ .;,✓·, T.!!1 JU Rm.DICTION . ,1raH ouuH.T cRnv11NM., l~P£AL No~- 32 oF 1js2 ', l '( .' . . ( Original Orimin~l :Gase lfo~ '.\{(tO~ l:18:L of' the District Court of Mwa11k District a·t Mwa!'.l.j\a .,. B::'lfote•:)z •. llwejuna; . .&s~;. District 1Viagistrate) tlAMISI SALUMU. ♦ 4,u • ••• ~-~. • • •·• _._,~ ••• ~ ~-~; i" • •..,.~. ~-: ~ ~-~ •·•. • • •'• .-.J.Jli'ELLAMT ' vorsua · TH.ill R:iliPU:BLIC •• ,. i •~. •••.••-••.• •• ,. ............................. •• .Rl!iSPONDENT .Demancling propert;i.' with momc(;S with intent to steel c/s. 292 of the Ponc:11 Cou.e •. J U D G· M. E N T MCT NYEM 2 J • : The ap1,,.Jllant wc.s convictecl of two counts of "demanding money- wi th menace anc. was sontoncod. to five years imprj_sonnrent each count· to run consecutiv<:ly totc1lling 10 yea.rs •. The facts as prescmtod by the • prosecution war-a that on 14/8/81 one Mohsin 1.,.mani (PWl) a trader alo»t Nkrumah l..itrcot within l,hJCmza town, .recGivcd a phono call 1:.t 8. p.m. '. The c:11ler idsntif:i ed hims0lf as cavtain Marwa •. He tcld Mohsin (nil) that he wanted :::>hs. 30,D_OO/e: from him foiling. which he ( the capt2.in) wou.ld blow up his hot se. Tho cnptain allowed the witness one day to think: it over. _Dn 15/8/81 ti:1a c:::pt,.dn called again and enquired about the 30 ~000/=• The wi tnoss snic:, he had no money• The captain rGplaced the receiver and s . id notl1ini2,· else. Cn 17/8/81 ths witness Mohsin (Viil). was sleeping in his ;:1cus.::; v,i th his far.:ily. .i.n -3Xplosion rocked the backyard of his house. 0n ci10cking he nr: tice'-'- th~ t G. I. she,et roof and his peugeot oar vrnro h,.led as a ro:::;ult cf the explosicn. At 8 a.m~ :same c..ay thG 0°,;ituin c,1llv(: a 6:,in aml asked llrhsin (Pivl) if ''Le had heard the cxplnsion. He sr;id., that w.3s his work. This w::>,s a warning~ •· Mohsin (P1U) said he couL'. n; t raise Jhs. ,30, 000/c. The oa.ptai,._ raduo·ed.·: · the amcunt to Shs. ~'),000/=• . He dirt:ct;:;d him tc ,t-1lace t.l10 mcney under the second tree ulong the read. t,:: Lake 8ec·;n~c1ry Schncl c.s it brcnches off ti:..e main rr'ad to ,fokou r.I'oure H0SiJi tcil • . Mohsin· .had nc· etc ice -but to ccmply. i,t 8 IJ•m~ Mohsin tuk :Shs. 20,000/,,. in nr·tas 1 wrappeci<.~thetn and placGd the "rn.tdlo un::cr the tr::w t~1e c:,pt.::.in bd n,·mine.tcd.. Sometime'·, later th::t ..:ight th:.; c1~ytc:in Ci.dl·~d eg=1in an.l inf.-·.rmed Mohsin tiHt he h~d coll0otsJ the monGy. ;.fter th9t Mohsin was s~ much scared. ·He phoned his brcther Yasin Kamani (P\i2) whc by than wrn en 2 visit to· . l!lngland. Y1.sin flew b.:1,ck immed.iat0ly ... On 11/9/81 in t:1.3 Gvening the two brcthers Mohsin (1~vn) and Ya:.i11 (?112) were ::.,t h.::.me. Ya.sin received a phonE: call and the c,lle,r said he was captain Merwa a 6 3.in. He tc-ld Yasin that he wanted m,)ney Shs. 30,too/... which his brdher Mohsin failed to provide. Yasin pleaded with the captain thiJ t he wai. uooble to raise the sum of Shae ~..J)()-0/=• The captain roduocld tho sum to Shs.25,eoo/- and threatened to i1ow up thu v~hol~ fr.1mily t:r tiie money was nd forth.coming on the appo1m;u. day. Yasin JttB.8 'thnrou.ghly ale.rm ed. He c..rovG to Mabatin Poli~ca Lines ::.ind repor1;ed. He was given three g,lards. -~ t 9 p.m. same d.ay tiB c,·.ptain called &6 c.lin. he tol(l Yasin tc. place the 25,JJ00/ unuer the Bam\J tree Moh~in had pbc0C', tho 20,000/~ previqusly. 0 This time the poliee h:L~ tole~ the ti~O brr•thcrs. that if the; 01:,ptai)t. · phoned, they shoq.J.d.__ conte..ot Cpl ....thman. oo when he phoned., Yasin ·· oontected. Cpl 1dhman (PW3) 2.nd a trc1.p wafa arranged. Cpl ;~thman arranged some l)a.11ers to the size :.. f Shs. J.Oo/... n::tGs and tied them together i:a • thG way n,,tes are bunJ.lGd• Be wra;)p<Jd them in a pa.i1er and gave the bundle tr., Yasin who pl :-.c;.:-. tl1c same Ulll:.er the treo a• p:reviously. Gpl .:.thman'.~(PtB) and. nis )art, ambush(;ci the ~,o~)tain. They nev~r seer. him. '.Phe ca_i)tain' suo~e.e:J.G'.1 to t::.kc tt.e bufo.:.le unseen. I I 2 .a half an h,,ur after Y2.si11 ha'.1 :Jlace<.i tb.0 m:-- l1i.,;)' un,.0r tho tree, he r3cei VGµ a cc:lL It ,,ras the c,i;;t:J.in. He thank~d Yc1sin for cffering him the white )a,Jers and ·i;hat scr:,n r,r latGr h,:; vrul::t tctko 2.cticn; the police were unable t,; 1)r0vont him. Y"\sin '..l.n-:: his family fled from their he use .:il1d. \vent t,) )U t u; with frionc.,s. Cn 12/9/81 tho cavtaii' called Yasin an.ct ask..: l him t, 0?{.plain ,,ihy he pl:.lcod. vvhi t3 )O.r,ers instead r.f the mr.,ney. Yasin sa.i(-~ 1-..0 hod n(, m:)ney SC· he behaved. like a mad man. 1rho caiitain Sitid h'-3 iui civun him 011c m,1re ch::. . nc0 tc scn:l the money at 3it30 p,m. t::;i.at <lay. Y2.sin informed. Cpl 1.thme.n once mc,1.'G and Cpl ,1.thman arran 0 ;;;l the .LJci~;er;s as ho <lid ;)revi ·usly putting : -. 100/r= note on E.ach side., Yasin t .:ck thG bun-.1le tc ti.1e trc,c at .3_.30 ·).m.- as 0 directed.. Cnco again Cpl i.th.man (PW.3) ::1.nd his ,,<\rty ambu;hect.- Someoj\e appeared c1rounc.~ that tree. He picked the bundle and walk0:~ away as he strugglerl t0 c~•en it. C;_:l •• thman (HO) anc~ his· i)i:.nty wil'J,• throughout tha prccee,lingf:l, l:;re-ten::1..ed to have a sick fri;;n,t w,d ti;1, 5 for a. ta:ic:,i t:) carry him t , hos:._)i tal, swarme<! tJ.ru1nct thG man whG pickecL the bundle.- ·.rhe ;i,lice ·_:_i:':.r~;y was armc.~1• with 1)istr;ls.- 1.I'he mi.In attem;,tecl tc., run: away but feared. the police bullets.. lfo was arr0st..,:.:!. and. the buntle of paper and the two 100/. nr~•tes .".tl:man hdd Jlacu"' en Gach siJ.e ;_)f ·che bundle ware fr,und. T_"1e man thG pclice arre8tl:;c: Jave his name as IIamisi S'?l~.- He was ti1e accused in thG trial. Th:. t mysterir-us Captain Marwa wa·a ~ where t•.· be s03n• _,.t the, clcs0 ,-.f pr,.secuti, n c:1lol'o -~h;, ,J,:)_;;JGllant refused ~to make ~,n;;-· '--- f .Jnce· ,-:n .;r:u.rn.: that lh, w'"!nt ~,~ th,3 case t:. bG transferred t•:J a.n,ther m.1t.:Lstr'.lt0 b~c::-.use tb.0 tri;;:l m-, 6·istr2.t,, hcid c·-nspired with. the public }r:.3ecut,,r t:~ cnwict him-. The trial r.mcistrate c('nvicted~ him and SGnt,:;r:oed him 3S st,.t.:., .... ab-:ve.- 1-l.G h_\$ a,.'{)<.lclL,d and cng.;fged . Mr •. Bu tar::bula to argu 3 t:i.0 e.:c,:i_iG:\l fer him. He subr.ii tted 17 ground.a.· o~· appeal but th~ ~unsel C..ocic.0c. t,· ,restrfct his LHbiumonts to 3 cnly;.'. Two cf the thrae grcunds ooncernG1i thG 9Viuenoe and the, ~"bher is abcut ths sentence. ..., ,' l!r •. Butambala' s nrgument st<.1rt,3d with thG idGnti ty r:-f the a 1Jpellant... Thlil witnesses sai:.~ ti1Gy i-;i0ke with him thrr-,ugh the pho-'3 many timos that thGy bGcc-,rne c, nversant with his voice.- Tho ccunsel argu.sc: th~{ t it was im.,)ossiblc f--:,r tho wi tnesseu tr: id,rntify the appellant by voice alone, He further ar 6rusd th<1t tnsr;;; w:1s no proof that' the so caile:d Captain l',larwa v-1h,-' tr,l.ke~ t,) the, wi tnes:,H;S thrcugh the phr: ne is the same as th:; one who tc,c.k the mc.-ney.. 1- am 0f the ,:,,::iini:)n that the pros,Jcution proved their c&se beyonei reas :ndble :L·ubts.- .~ man cc::lling himself Captain Marwa phonod. the tw0 ·br.-: thGrs :.ler,;anding mcney. He nominated a place whera -bl1e mr·ney was t,: b;; plc101:hi fr~r l1im tc· collect.· He ccllecte~ it. He iomenLa~ mere an~ oruarG~ th~ witnassos to put~it a.t tl-10 sam0 plaft•-·· This time the ;;iolice ambushed. him.· They tricked him with a bunc.Ll,e of ..;i'°i-'ors cover"'d with tw, 100/... police nctos. · The p3pers wer(i; put at the s2.mc S,i?Ot numinatec.l by th,; c~1 1)tain. · i~c boJy. else could have kncwatthat ,,,12.ce exoe 1Jt the r:ne whc StJlectocl it for that business., The ~vi,;elL:.nt vms cauGht rect hand Gd with the trap i_.;apers •· He coulci. n:·-t have knc,,,m -bhet the witrtGS&es huct 1Jut tha m;;nGy (or>pape:!'s) at thn t 1;laoe unless hG vias tho one who ctirGctet::. thorn t,, l)l-lt it there. This left n~ do"l.~ts in tho minds r.-f the· trial magis-tra te (or anybody else) the. t the man oallin5 himself Captain Murwa· was ti-:.e a~~;Gllant. · He dema•6.ed money fr,".1m Mohsif•(iWl) and his brother Yasin (PH2) with threats o-:r·· destroying thorn and ti1.Jir f2miliea. - Ho W3S ri~_,htly cr-nvicted. · The appeal against .o.orurioti°6:·is dismissed •. ,is tc thG sdntoncc• the trial magistr~ta imposed consecutive santen~.es c.f five years oach ccu••; -total 1~ -years~· This e.xceeded the magistrate'tJ··sentencin 6 j_)ower,.-- But the al)j_1olLrnt'a behaviour wae · daplora ble.. I '3et aside thG order f'f C 'nsecu tive sentences,· flnd order · 1 that they liJ.Jl. 0-0~e.ntly,. The a.i.l,leal- a~aj.nst s ... nt.e.:nca suoceoda · to that e.xtent •.. MWid-J~ W6/s2, _._