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JUDGEILDNT MUNYTIPJ1. 2 Jo : · The ap;pellc:nt vcs chr:reod. with 2 counts of coI':..:upt transcction by agent. It ws.s ngreed he was 2, Wa_m S0cretcry, ShiRhah.i, Magu District, as such a Public Officer fer tho pi.ITJ?ose of th0 Prevention of Corz~~tinn ~cto The story started like thisg ffl10ro is n person celled !.{2pi&i Lyaheha {PW.,Ij who is referred therein ns tho comnlcintnto . • ,L. •• He lives - in Hahdm VillcE,e and · prcctised _as n l0ca1 mediconomano L women cc;llocl_ YohGbi r.pprocchcd him for trectmont. Ee troci;oc]. 1:.o'.r C;hd c.cco:;:dinc to 1).in hio :pntiont eot _wello Ho charged hex initinl £e0 of shs 1,000/= c:.nd. then.to ~,i::y him n cowo Sometit1e later a row erupted o,tor. tho pn;ymonto The pdients corapl2.ino0. to the nppellmit in his cupocity- ns n Wnrd Socrct~r;t.. The. nppoll2,nt wrote c letter to th0 complnin.,,nt s1.m.1raonin& him to his office. It .appo2.:rs tb.OI'e wcs O dolcw in · complcinc:.nt·t s roporti11[ to tho rp::_)allr.nt nho inst1"'l.1.ct0cl Lis ncoobo to arrest hir:i { coraplaincnt),, T:.1is ..res done on 13/6/88 r.nd the coLl]?lr..innnt wn.s parodod before him. J..ftor soruo int_errou.tions tlio q)p.::ill2.nt o~:clo:rnd the. prisc;mcr (PW .. I) to be locked up_. Ile roncinod in lock up till 12 midnicht when '?no Josia (PW .. 9) opened tho door and deli vorod n r:iossngo to tho cor.1).)lc.ine.nt. IIo · .said the oppoll&mt wanted shso

60~000/= so thr.t he cov.ld rolcr. se .:-ncl exoni2lrc.te him. Tho C0[1plcinc,nt .snid l~o 9-id not hnvo thd rnucho In the end· tho appellci.:it ngreod to receive 12~000/~. By then tho conplninDnt hcd shso 1,300/= in pocket, tho nppellcnt ook .thor.:r. J.J.so tho conplcinnnt 's _ft,i:iily cr,vo tho nppollont shs. 6,000/=, this racde r. total of shs {6ooo+1300) 7,300/=·. Jio wns told ho wos still , . inddbtod to tho nppoJ.lnnt shs. (12,000· - 7,300) 4,700. Re w2.s rclcc.scd fron custody nnd told to 'brinG-tho· bnlcnco of shs 4, 700/= cs soon as possible •. IIe · w0nt and brought shso 1,000/=, thif:! left n. bnl2nco o:f shs. 3, 700/=. Ile asked 0 to bo given tir.10 to sciJ his n,njs.1c-.lcc _ He ·sold hir,1 cods ;;,nd ?2.isocl shs. 3, 700/=. When he wns about to J;'c'burn to tllo -6.ppol1211t to ncko r. fincl l)C.j'DOnt sono. people r.dvised hin to ropo:.:•t to tho .~nt-Cor-£1.c:-:;tion Squccl, ho did soo Tho squodncn took . 2,000/= ot1t of sh.so . 3, 700/= encl sent thcr: to .. tl:o polico, tho r.ioney 1-i'ns in n.otos~ ' -At the RCO Offi~l_ Sgt 1-rillien (:P~-13) nppliod. fluor~scont _potider on th? _note~· nnd_ ·retu.rnocl then· to the sr;_uc,c1r,,eno They sot out in conpn:rw Hith tho , cor.1plaim:nt t.o the uPP?llnnt nnd r.IT:.1.•rod there d 5o00 pc. on 21/6/88. . f.. ,•\;: ·..... .· r. ·-------... .. -. --·~ ....... 2 - \ • Th~y e,b.ve :t)16 · 2~·000/= to tho con1)ldncnt wLo

h2d t? hr-.nd over tho sc.no· :,;~· the appollnnt • Tho~- ·found hin in tl:o office encl° tho _c9eplr,incnt · ~ritcred, tho· sqund:wen to_ok cover soc~whor_o n.rcund tho 6fficol . IIo told · .·<~:: t1i.o nppellnnt ho hnd broUf_ht shso 2,000/=, the cppollcnt 11rotostod why '_:?{:\-ho· we~· lcte, the cor.iplcinnnt replied ho wcs lookinc for tho nonoy. Thon ~:. ·"'.,_the cppcllcnt told hin to give hio tlmt 2 9 000/-::::. The cooplcimnt hr,ndod ·. • hin the notes to tho c.nount of shs. 2_,000/= r~ wclkod out, tho cppollnnt put the □oncy in tho ric:ht side drn-wor of h::i.s tnblc. .- On sei!lf, tho sigrn::1 the squndBen :..'U.Shed ~t·o t?.e of-f·u:o,: ,qpd s0.izcd tho r.:enoy fror:; the drm-rcr. The noncy wr.s couh't,ed c.y_ viit~css·cs e~ ~citiri'tod to shs 2,000/= in 100/= ···.A._•,..,.· . ·notes and tho soriol·~~o~s--·:wero the S!1DO c.s those in tho rocor,1s of tlle sq~on. Tho ap:pollnnt wcs m:,:;:-e~tod encl tcken to tho ,police dr-.rk rooo. Sgt William -(PN'·.-:3.) applied hfa ultrn violet lig~t n?il: ·d."etectoc.l the po1-idpr._ on tho oppcllant-ts hends. IIo wcs accordingly chnr~_oa:-. In 1:is defence ho stc.tod h0 ht:d received conplcints fron those tho COtrJ?lninant hc.d t1•cdcdo Their conplnirits· ·vor9 'that" he wcs -~~cctonin£ to:Ici:tl tho□ if they fQilocl,_ to pcy hiLl his i)rofessionel foes. n;·- o~d.o_rod !1.is c,r:vest end sur:inonorl his ,i .,,_, complcint:nts.,.

-, Tho _complnin..-;,nt npolocisod for throc,tening th~ lives of:;-¥,s··_" clients, h6°'':~as: a~-p~d·-·bni1 ti~+ 18/6/88 who~ tho netter wodd be finnlisc~:. IIo did not' ·turn. up, . oniy'.ltii~t on., 21)6/f:38 h; (nppcllr..nt) p.q_~_ nrrostod on ~41.s . -·· . . ·..i.' ::·-e . ._. .. - . . b:ri'be nffcii~,.,-,,ille denied ,to.·hcvo slicited nor o.cceptod nop_~Y: fro□ ·tho ·. COOJ;>lainri11t~ TL6 locrncd tric.1 nr:cis-trc:fo disnissod Lis story, -conv.i-c:t'od ~Sil'·· • chc:re;ed and._ sentenced hio to o.n ~nnibtis' sentence of fivq ( 5) yen:rs :i.r:Ip~ffjoripont, . • K: E:o broucht this n.pponl. Ile still insists he did not solicit no;r ccccpt _b:ribc os nllcc:od. It 'i,;-cs undisputGd the nppollcnt was n :fcrd Sccrctr.-.ry nnd n Public - ,;. · .:.:. Officer for tho :purpose of tho law. It- wc.s nlso -cstcblishod i'ho nppcll2irjr: ~. _,_, _ ho.d tho corJplcinc.nt before hin in his (oppellcnt) CGpncity ns n :i;mbli~_.?offi-co_:1.i-,__ ho hod powers t'o d.0cido 1-1hothor to tckc leg2.l action r,g:1inst the cor1pl~imnt or oxonirctc hin, this wcs in i•olntion to tho affr:irs of his principal, the ·. Govarnt1ent. There wc.s cviclonce of th.roe nni:i--corrUi)tion officicls P1'14, pt,75 and PW7 who sc,id they gave tho cocplcinnnt shs_ 2,000/c in 100/= notes nncl hcd their nunbc:rs jotted clo1m. They nccoop.:miod tho cooplnincnt to tho nppollnnt-t s . office, tho conplninc.rit entered

2nd er:vo th~ noncy to tho nppcllcnt~ Tho aqua¢1.ocn seized the r.1onoy in his possession, this fr:ct of' possession wos proved beyond roosoncblo doubts by tho feet thr.t tho powder which ~as nppliod on tho notes wos found on l:is hn,nds o Tho1~0 wr,s no ucy by ,l:.ich tb.o powder could roe.ch hio hcncls unless ho toucl,cd tho notes_, ho e;ccopted thcr.1. I ocrcc . .. with the lor.rned trinl nr.gistrdo thr:t the prosocutj_on !,.cit proved their ccsc beyond ro~soncblo doubts nnd ho Wes ri[l:tly convicted. /',s I alluded nbovo the oppolle,nt_ was chc.i:rcd with two 06tmts~ solicitiri...[, nnd receivinf nnd ho was convicted .cs chnrc:cd~, But tho trini' □2cistrc:to ii--:1posod only one sentence- of five (5) yonrs ir.:lprisonnent.' To set tl:o record JJif;ht I sot r.:sido the oonibus sentence nnd substitute thc1•eof .the. follovTinc ocp~ro.te sontcnco: