THE Kisutu Resident Magistrate’s Court in Dar es Salaam yesterday set free two persons who were charged with the murder of an economist with Ministry of Finance and Planning, Aneth Elisana Msuya.
Resident Magistrate Godfrey Mwambapa
ruled in favour of a housewife, Miriam Stephen Mrita (41) and
businessman Revocatus Evarist Muyella after holding that the charge
filed against them was defective.
Deceased Aneth and accused person Miriam
are, respectively, sister and wife of Arusha-based ‘billionaire’
gemstone dealer Erasto Msuya, who was killed under controversial
circumstances. On the other hand, Muyella, alias Ray (40) is a
businessman from Olasitt B in Arusha City, who is claimed to be a
business partner with Miriam.
The magistrate observed that on January
9, this year, the court ruled that the charge against the two was
defective and ordered the prosecution to make some amendments to meet
legal requirements.
According to the magistrate, having
failed to comply with the order, the court gave the prosecution
additional time until yesterday within which to make the amendments in
question. “But the prosecution is coming with a statement that they are
not going to make amendments because the charge is proper, while this
court has ruled to the contrary.
I therefore discharge the accused
persons since there is no proper charge,” he ruled. Immediately after
declaring them free, the police around the court premises re-arrested
the accused and took them to an unidentified police station, probably
for fresh re-arraignment. Earlier, State Attorney Hellen Moshi, for the
prosecution, had submitted that upon discussing court’s order in length,
they came up with a position that the prosecution would not make any
amendments to the charge because it was proper.
Advocate Peter Kibatala, for the accused
persons, described the prosecution’s position as disrespect to the
order of the court. As much, no appeal or revision that had been filed
against the ruling, the court has nothing to do other than setting free
the accused persons.
The accused persons allegedly committed
the offence on May 25, last year, at Kibada area within Kigamboni
District. Miriam, a businesswoman residing at Sakina kwa Iddi in Arusha
City, is alleged to have killed Aneth Elisana Msuya, her sisterin- law,
jointly with Muyella, in a motive yet to be established.
It was reported that on August 7, 2013,
‘billionaire’ Msuya was murdered on his way from Mirerani Hills to
Arusha Town. His life came to a brutal end at the KIA junction after yet
unknown attackers sprayed 12 rounds of ammunition in his body.
Last December, his sister Ester Msuya
and her husband, reportedly sustained injuries after they were shot at
the Hongera Bar in Dar es Salaam. Like in the brother’s case, the
attackers remain unknown.
A few months later, the 30-year-old
sister of the fallen dealer, Aneth Msuya, who was an economist with the
Ministry of Finance and Planning, was brutally killed at her home in
Kibada, Dar es Salaam.
It is alleged that her killing was as brutal as it is unbelievable - her assailants used a knife to cut her throat.
Some people close to the Msuya’s are
worried about the unusual incidents that have been happening since the
brutal killing of their elder brother.
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