HEARING of a criminal case facing 11 Arusha and Dar es Salaam-based prominent businesspersons, who are accused of conspiracy, forgery and theft of 1,057,850.64 US dollars (2,376,461,462.76/-) starts on November 28.
They are Larry Lagara (71), Michael Sawe
(41), Herman Kiwia (37), Fredrick Massawe (37), Renard Massawe (27),
Nuru Juma (37) and Francis Massawe (30). Others are Beatrice Mtani (40),
Tanzanian Tian Xiao Chuni (54) of Chinese origin, Gabriel Makundi (59)
and Edwini Karugire aged 37 years.
Arusha District Court Magistrate Ms
Patricia Kisinda, said here that the case that was slated for hearing on
earlier dates had been rescheduled due to the presiding magistrate,
Arusha/Arumeru District Court Magistrate in-Charge, Mr Deusdedit
Kamugisha, being on an emergency trip outside the region.
The businesspersons who were arraigned
on November 8 this year, are alleged to have amassed the money illegally
from Exim Bank, Arusha Branch’s accounts of M & Five B Hotel and
Tours Company.
They are alleged to have done so through
forged cheques. Ms Kisinda told both parties – prosecutors and defence
counsels to be ready for a marathon hearing of the case from the said
date, stressing that the prosecution should ensure that they come up
with enough witnesses.
On their first appearance in the dock,
the Public Prosecutor, Khalili Nuda, told Magistrate Kamugisha that the
businesspersons conspired to commit the offences, forging and signing
cheques and consequently taking the huge sum of money while knowing that
they were acting in contravention of the laws of the land.
They are alleged to have perpetrated
completed the evil mission by signing cheques worth that amount at Exim
Bank, Arusha Branch, purporting to be officials of the M & Five B
Hotel and Tours Company.
Nuda, who was assisted by Senior State
Attorney Innocent Njau, alleged that the accused persons committed the
crimes between February 2013 and April 2014 in Arusha and Dar es Salaam
regions.
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