Rajabu Hussain and 2 Others vs Republic (Criminal Appeal No. 39/1997) [1998] TZHC 2413 (19 August 1998)

i- I I I I I I IN THE RM 1 S COURT OF ARUSHA • • C' 0 .. AT. A,."tiJ~ , ._ ~ .. . l!X'l'm'Jl)l!D APPliLLA'rE ~ '• CRIMINAL ~ NO. -39 /9.7 . . ....... ><·-:tl.:f-:'· ,·:-: __ ' _ -(/t-lJ/c·;cr.App.no. 42/1997) 1 •• • .. _., ..... _ ; . t. . • .. AJ?U_;HU---- . : - } . . . . . . -~~HUSSECN·. ~ .. .-;.·.-~ ..... - ..... J.P.r.~~~ ,· .. _ ... . . . •Versus·, . ., , , . . THE:- .-. . • ~ •·• ~ •. • •. •... •• •• -,. RESPONDE'JT :. ··:· .. · --------- ·: ' ' . • I ' .. : '- J)J D G 'i M E J T \ . . . Ra.jam Huss;ll'lt Ab:iahman Hussein.-and AUy_.Ht.ts~~-in-(re1'erred ~ hereina.ft,e;r as. ttw, 1st, .2r.d 'al1d · 3rci' ·awes wer ~ · bef41t'e' Arusha Distr~~_t. qt_ ·( s.P ~~~~o. Esq. Honary ~~~~at';' · ~ - ~89 of robber;,- With<ence c/ BS :za5· 1 and 286 ·.of the Pe. C·~e.: _ On 2/S/97 . ,, . . . .. ·• . ·. . ..... -: after ~- tslfly--11'.lg :trial ~b3y ~et6· _ .ftfJ.n4 guilt,Y as iuirged ~ sont need to titte(_s)-.years 1 ~ imprisent~, Befre the_·-e crt . . . , •.• ... ,· 'r. ·• ·. • . .-: . '. .. •. • . . ·: . . . . (G, A, Mass, .. -4•)' ~~~tis wer~ 'gr.aneq_:~~: 25(6/97 pending haaring of ·tltl~ a_ppeal. '· ·· .. · : .. · .. :·. ,· In theii·Wr.ite --u'fsion in -ppcrt of·-tha ppeal the appelllnt,s cont.end tt· he·:,,riaJ. eo. misdirectl<i itiel,f jn tt burde~·of ir,.:r . ·.. . . . .. . . . •.· •. ~ . ' . :,: ' . •. .. :'i, : ' .: / . ; . . "" .... " and that it . did ))t _ -~~eiY,: dirot itself· on:,_::t)be: bi r~~ed by tfie first appellant/· -Mrs '-to; '-~ Principa.t· .s+-:ate Attrney who : ··t .. ,·· ~ . ,. ', f .... : . 1 •• •.,· • • • ' • .. ,. • appeared for, .t~~~ :.~~p~~~~;:- not seek to • support the ccsn&ton. It is' discel-riible :from ·the evidencei1 tn record that the case put ··:"•' ;•.1,'.• .:: . . ,; _,.: •. .. •. ,· .· .... t~~-- by,-t prps\cut.ion ·~ -:#.ametriceli, ♦ epptsed r,~ ·~ adVancad . ' .. ·. . , . .. . . by tlie--ciferice •• Wh~~as the,·:seoution .claim that ,the aweJiants · .. _:•: . ' ; . . . ·,· ... · . . .. .. ..,. .. ;••· aggressed the ~~~~t .the ceQe c;aii\1.t~,~~ ~t .. 0 . started it al+• ,• ,. , ... . ..

.. ,.- ... -.':·· ~~,-"',·t·> .. ·. ·. : : ... -· . - -·1--: ............... . 'Th& issue ;:detenn:inatiori :howeyer ~ies not ~n '<>Ut. Ci - ~ ' - : •• 71 .• ·, '. : • • '. ... • • • • • .. ,;; ' •• - to believe.rut whether the pttosecun pr t,he .case against the • . ' . ~ - i ". ~ as, _lxiY,qrp -~~~~~91~, doubts.·· With '.this\in -~;lnd I proceed

• . . .. , ,. ,. ... . .•. .· . . . . ... first. to recapituJ.ate the evidence~ · '· ·· _r,j:μi-μel - Mose_s (PW -.1) .is .a r.es:i4ent. , o'r Lenlm,'.a Village. On 7 /V/99 ! •• • , , 1 _', • ,•/ ~ ':• I : •• ' _,. ,: : I , , , ., . •. , • • • , • ' around 7 pm he happened 'to··oe · driving 1.'rffl Bwawani Club to his resi-. dance.- With }um was Michael Nioholas (PW, III) and a snall ch:Ud .. • • • : .• ,. 1-. - \ .. .. • • • • f: . aged around a year. . ·As; he drdve' al•ng S()meone Waved h:w dA!lm. He - stopp&d. He saw that that perso was: t,he .·3rd .. appellant ,. ,As t~ :t. ~ • • • :-. f • • •• >_ ~ - • • •• . ' . . followed let PW. 1 speak for himelf, . . / .. -. "i-I~ requested me ''to -~~~- ·out· or°.the vehicle f!-that-<.w~- eou.ld· ,gl,•.r ·be"sid~ 'th~ ra,ad 'and talk. I. compli6:(l witp his reques.t. and. gilt-out. •;f' the·· :vehic1e •. He .then ·grabbed my treusers at the waist and called ou1- 9:1-s l;r.others ·. iftl~·- c·ame· to· the sene _and 'jtintl.y rebbed .. m o! ffr mt11eyt-, His brother;, who e.:- tQ· the ·scene were Rajaw Hussein (1st . ppellant),. Abil.lh-eiunan I-tuasein _.( ~ appellant)· and '♦ .. Hasswr HJsse1n. _· H!ssan is not. in ce.ttt They searched . . t ,: m~ Bid.:,o()k_out, .sane ·money from· my pecket·amounting to shs 260 1 ·000· :OO, and started to shou ,and as a resu.lt some people ca.me to the soene. The accused per s•n~, threi3-tened ·to rurn my vehid:l.a 'and as a resul~ I. mana-, · ·. ged t·o thr4w the switch •f the vehicJ.e at my :friend who rushecf ·tne ·vehicle from the scene~ · The ~accu.seds houses are. near the scene.· There!ort:when the .3rd accused (third appellant) ~ght hold ~ me he just called·his ii-others to' com& out and joined him in the 13:"ttack •. I can not .. say a,:aat].y which ~ pulled ..;ut thmoney £ran my pocket but Ally Hussein (3rd .appellaht) was 'the•·orte who actuaJ.J.y held me ar ♦ und the :,;·pocket •f mi - 1 ?'-}Sr.s. Tey a.tcked me on .the hea4 and at my btdy. I cSllstained injuries en my head 'and.M•n my haM. · Se of the -iajtiries are 1 st.ill 'being nursed. · I was illjufed . . ln t:1P,tot :y);iead:- a- he. back o,f my left J?8lm• t al!/l;s• · suffe.t"ed a sWlllen leg just bel-,w the left. kn•- ,.

.., • , U. ... :, t • • ·• ••·' . . >i • • ' . 9;:<·1•l••• ••• • • t 1·• ·. The ae<?Usecl·-·s'urut~.·-~ ~ •e .;Ihagers i8le ~ 11am. Hsii.n St?.i.1.1 ~~.,.4· ~~t ·irasen. in coμrt was he one w ti.ad me . ij J 'ropei -~ eventwilJ.Y they drow me towsrda · ... J r ' , r • .,.. ... : • , .. . . . 4• Ngullo~·•:area~ ¥~Jer. the qrs w ilat the soene d not joiri the· ace ~~&Oll3. t..o ~t me up.- All .. ; ~~~rt ~oye• nre· .an eir vam:-is: to ._.Nguleo• s area . wbere "• · ;. fthey conjinued tb 'a!u.1.t me'' and• )'Wl"'ua.E.y·. drove me to the pdlice station. 11 · · • · • 1 · .; ; ·· · ' . . . - , ., ., ~ • . • t :..,rt,.t"•.:::;,.;,.,-:.<"·.i/. 1 '. ... /, • 1' :i·'_:i'.::·: ·,;·" . PC S:i.mon('PW,JV}happened. te'·b!, ;'at' theolice -ch. It wa.,

• ~ - ' . . . ,. . I . . • around 8 :~ The 3rd}1ppe1;t.a:nt r.~~~ted that PW. 1 was. a thief., FW.IV : ' ~ ,_. '.' ... ' .\ \ ,.• ' '/ requested him t~. tf· :£({ »l1tspitaJ.. 'fW 1 was J.ater charged. with _. . . . . :.:. ... .· .. criminal trespass •. That .qbarge t'1a~: wit~~~i--D,/i-.-:(f,ij.m, . • • : 1 .' ... : mounted an inve,stitption that lad to this char beg laj.d at the d.G- ' " • , ' ,, , ... t ; t l . ,· , , 4-, - ot t ;app&:p.ant s. This was the ase 1-r the . prosecution.· . . ·.··•· .i lG\t*-'as (~ de!e~,(3-~;e·s &ias'M~~~ (,if .. d i·t - i_·'aro.llld .•,7:30 pm that. daY: hi··wa.:tt 'BwawbniQlut dane1n i•\he. t· £ biseo 'so!ncis.v · H is -, tena~.: D1.r,r· WAfl w1th-ie;· talking. tout . .. - . . . .: . I ,-.: ~ ..... : -- . . ., .· .·.:! . ~ ... , ,.... this I and-' that. · In the ;course o:t their oonversati4m they. menti•'ned tbe ::"° . t , I , • , ,. ••, 1'i'i \ name'.·o the third aellel\:· DW.II'was ·apprched by n.1- 111MI ~~ auced} him~ei'r· t•; hh\ . ~-.~estocl iu.n; · (t>W .ii). ta, take ~ {PW ,i)' te -· ~. .. • . > ~ • . •'. -:,• the 3rd appellant. lie at?reed and they weat. · · ~ DW •. II tell wbe.t ;:, .

... -· . ' ·,U 4 ;1 .. '. ._.,.. : . Jc ', I • '• • f I .J. • :..... •• ~ 4~ ,• ... ::, ~~:r~.: . t - .. , ,: I • • :I,, .... •.-. •T(.'.-, ';. '• On am$l at 1st a~ ~ .,totind the . .3;-d appe.Jla,\t.. The

• t ' 1 f 4, •: • J -t ., 1st appellant had ·gene some pl.atfS:"t•' ·see a sick per8'n. Whst. t..ran&- ( • • t .• - ~ • P:'1,red is st stated by 3rd aP,Pella.nt himself: } . ' . 'INur,,l.eli(PW.I) asked me to a.13.ew him to take a phetfgt"aph o the first accused 1 s (1st aPI,)ellant•s) rurqt vehicle. I refused to all•w him tiJ take a phot'egraph If the blrnt vehicle. ••• Nuruel having found that his requests had been rejected by me he then climbed' 41?1 p of his vehicle in which he had cane and tried to cJjmb on top C'Jf the fence wall. _ I then decided to sllout: aut !tr pee to eane. !'.he camera which_ h: was hol~ he_ threw tn, 1ame into his vehicle through" the w.indtw of his vehicle. Hlwever :1n answer to my shouts many Villagers c•me and were entirel.y annoyad. Thay then pull 1-dJn ~ from the wan ... 'The aJ.arm the 3rd appellant raised attract¢ severe other people including the 2rrl appellant aru Shabani Athnan(DW.1). 01. learning what had happened they went to call the 1st awellant, ho, on arrival, . decided that PW .l be taken to tha police, The··1st appellant narrated there what had happened The trial court !ou.nd the testimony of ~.1, suppor-ted, as it waro, by thtf of PW. II to be credible. P-1, l had statfd that at the initial staged of the incident he -was with PW.II. FIJJ.g the attack FW.ll drove the car off in order to save it, along with the child who was in it. Yet there is the testimony by DW .II t the e.ffeet that the robbeey ' . ~ incident never eccurred as he had driven with PW.l all the way i'r<in Bwawani. Club to the 1st appellant I s house. In this evidence there 'is no mention o! pW.II. DW.II Wends tt convey the impression that i>W. n was a tduct. o:f FW.1•s imagi.nation. 01 the contry DW n c.ppears to be a person with very little respect, i.f any, for the tr-ith. ' ..

,, ) ' ! I I I I I I I I ~ I I I ,I :: u Hi$ purported eharoe encOlinter with PW, l at Bwawani Club is but a naked lie. The learned t~ magistrate was nat. !ear from tbe· truth wmn he deacribed this witness as 11 crookacl.t1.._ k All. ap,.:>ellants have said tnat they were ·not at 'the scene-:, <>f crime as stated by PW. 1. They have in sho•t, raised alibis, In addition• to the faot that the said alibis do not cornf•rm to the requirements et sect.ion 194.(4) of the Criminal Precedu.re /I.ct, 1985 ard hence should be discounted pursuant to section 194(6) of the e Act', the s.rld alibis are simpll'.' false. They ara intended to convey a picture the ;trial : !, • :. • \ :'. court found and this court fi.ndsr totally misleading. In the same J'8ia . . ,.,:; ' is the 3rd appellant ts amcount on how Prl.. 1 g.-t injuredtnend dl.sposed of the camera. As regards the camera it is difficult t♦ cenjure h.w PW. 1, hanging y the fence managed the acrobatic feat of threwing the camera in the ar•.' And 'the idea of climbing on the fence by FW. 1 in the manner and :irJmsta.nces as described by the'•Jrd appellant is aG true as the adventures ef Alice in Wonderland. ~ In fine· the appellants·• culpabil.i.ty ftr the:'offence they were· cenvicted of is richly suppilrted by the evidence. IJ is immeterial who of the: three actually teak the money s• long as ther were ecting in concert. T appeal is dismised in its ntirety. the appellants, who are -,n bail should now be a.ITest and c~tted to prisin te ' ·, . - , I ' continue serving their -sentences. \J,~L.,--7. (w. N. B, Kapaya) PRM '(E.(T.JURISDICTIOO' 19/8/<iS.

.... . ' : : .. ·· Delivered in court this 19th day of August, 1998 in the~ ef the tllt"atrappellants and in the pt'esance •£ Mr. Ma.sari iearned . . •: .. State At~lfY• ~~ .. ;". .' . ~, ,/., . . AT ARUSIIA · · .. 19th August, 199? '-·.· (w. N .. B. Kapaya) PRM ( ECT • JURISDICT.l ~} 19/.8/1998 • ; .... .. • / '