Deusdedit Peter Mashanga vs The Republic (High Court Criminal Appeal No. 64 of 1989) [1990] TZHC 45 (25 October 1990)

IlT T:-:E E-1IG;:-I COURT OF Tl-.HZJ.iD:.A Al?PELL.A TE Ji.J?..ISDICTl OH I-ITGI-! COuRT CEII• . .J:ITAL liP?EAL 110. 64/09 0:UGl1J.AL CRlKii.TiL i,μ'.SE no •.. 1367 G"..J"' 1900 OF T:fil DISTRICT COU.:.1.T OF J:L!iLA nr::;T?.xc-:: iiT :avu:rn1rr Be:f-o::a.s Cha&i1::ocf :DM. Esq,, Diotrict l:'.ncintrcto DEUSDE.DI? PL"TER. Ml.l.SI:U,.I·JGA ; • • • • • • • • ilF2ELLAltl' versus • • • • • • ' . . . • • • • • ;J.ES?OlJDElTT ..... ..........-........ . ....... -·- ... ----- I h<K:i..'"'c: t1:.ia appeal on 19.10.90 c.m:: :lior.liooecl it ai;·. :the. end of' tfa.a 7.:.ot:'.rin:;. :r rcoorvcd oy r.cmoo!:'l i"or. c.oinc; no nrtd :C not1·· hereby give thooa ;r.<:3asons • Th .::ppollant 't·raa tried t:ogether ' 'With :tivo ot:lGl." :,ersona on a charg.e, contr1i1'1ine ZI. •obor •£ oounte·, •-- chargGd i:'l t:10 alt Gl:'l'l.a ti ve o.n.d while invol vinz s one o'£ the . ,' . ...,_. , aooused ••;·.10 C:id not i..""lvolvo a1l of thc1:1. All t:.!0 ot:"ler aoouocl W<iic cc.,;,uittcdf thG eppollc1.1t alor-: wao oonviotd of' the offo:'looe cl'larced agai:not. hir.1. 'l'l-J.oso were otcaalii-1z by aer.v.ant · (count. 1) St·0alinG by ngont (oount 2, c:-,lto1.-•native to oount· .. 1) and caking f''1lsc doc.m:1ents ( counts 5 - 6). llol101-ri:1g hiG contlctton o:-: t:1.000 above eou11ta ho wt10 .. ocntonooc1 to four yGl.'l. irnprioonr.ier..t on tl-:o :firot count and to t:-:-_reo yea::-o I i □ pris.onr.ient.;. · on tho· .5th, 6th, anc1 7th o.ounto., sontot1c,co to run. cen•u.-rentJ,y 1 . . . Ho. appealed to t:-:.:ts c:;:our.t:, ond, na ohown abovo ,· hio appeal wao diamissocl. At t::o :1.earin1; o-£ tho appeal he wao !l:'01,rescmte.d ·by Dr. Lar.n-rai, lecirnocl advocate. l1r. Chiza, lcarnod State At.tor'J\ey 1 · appeared £or tl-;i.o 0public/TI.ospondont. le 1:1ain t!.01plaint.: ago.inst the co:.,.viction o-Z tho· uppellani; was thc::t it (tha conviction) was based 0:1 aoooo;;_)licG o.:-r. ... c!onoe, contra :it iiao conte1'ldcdd;o s.142 of' t::o vidonoc ilot and the decision n tho cnoo of S£i.J,uq.l10J1.aa0c1 __ Y.. •.. 1:ll1.2.~~1J-li,C.!.:Q.;~Q.t That:; oviclenco wao ns :followo:... Tho appclla;.1.t wo a r.oc.oiving c1erlc with Rujani ll'lc.i.uot:i:-ios hero in ar eo Gnlaao. Rajnni Industrios. 1 · t t• .,.,. .L:- i · di 1 'l ~ 1 tr ,.. "" • .1.9u"3. . araongoo . o .i.J.G.i;.. 11.:.1 ngo, l)roo.uco o o o 01 • v:...1. _, ~~ oop.,.enacr, -•

... 2 ef drur.is/ oil were .being loc.dod onto lorr.ico .f1 1 6::1 tI.10 Port'; to tho premioeo of' th<l iajan Inci.ustrico foctoF/• 'l':10 nocond accused (Twaha Mwnrobu), the th.ire. <Jcc,.rncd (Saic.i I-'zi Ic.1obe), the :four.th aocuo ec1 (David Undolc M,.mlm. tika) wo:."'o nl::;o or.:1pJ.oyeos •O:f Rajani Inc ... ustr:!.oD. They ,·Tore clor1o 011.d on 15. 9. GO t1cy WO:i. 1 G :· in the gou:) c::rnic;;ncd to trnnoport .oil .fr";-.1 t:10 :)ort- to Rjc.n.,.., A_~ \J~ Inc.us trios :)rcr.rl.000. The .5th occuocd (1';:c.i:::n1.la :r:ooa Hvuln) was · the clr.ivor. o.f t:10 lorry by which tho oil wo being tz-anapor.t;0df ' the lo:rr.r, ao ahoun 1 ,;-ms !:.ired ""!"" fror.1 Jc,::;h:J1:.sd l:,ato,l. and th't ·5Sh ecct.H30<l w::i.o an oqployoc o-Z Jnol:bhai P.:it.el. 'i'l1.o oixt!1 acaod {Hacidu Gullnin Bchc..ri) wns n bt::oineoor.mn in to-;·rn. Ee r.o.n a V businoso celloci. "Bahari ntcrprio.cs, 11 tho ap::,?ollant. He. waa ooel-::i1"1:3 to buy oil :for trnopoz-tin;'.::· to EH·anzo., . :-Io saicl the a~pellr:nt agr.eed to soll hi□ oil but o.'b. t:10 ti::10 k t-ront it,:. . \ had not am.ivod yet. The 6th accuood said :,.i"J i:.adc por pc.yr.1ent f'or. the · the appell£'.:1t. t0lo.phnccl !:1.ir.1 enc: tole: Ii,.1 t:c.t tho oil l cld arrived ,m1(: ;.1.0 should. a:.. 1 ro.ngc f'oi., tl:c :_)lace ·where it --;-rou cl bo ef:f1oadcc1 • -fo ocici. ho told hi:.:1 ( tho c.ppo11a:1t) -the t it w o to be I o:f:floo.ded at the sa.:.. 1 0.ge :)roi:1io00 o:f Chri3·to::,1or Lyi:.:10 (PWJ') El. t· .. BUG;"'UZ'Uni • Tb.e third and :fith nccu:rnc1 teoti:fi,d t::a 1-1:1en they wet-e '· ., bringine .30 c!r.ui:10 of o:i.l to ajc.n Induot:;:-ioc: on 011.c of tho trips. , ... there. fro:.:1 t:,.o Port, they ::ict the ur9oll,.:.nt a·t t!-ie 'l"'l.ZAl:?.A Rtation encl he wev·cd t::1er..1 to· oto;>, Tb.e :tif't-: c.o.-:;u::;oc1 ac:id in hi::. evidonoe that -he d:i.d not Imow hL.1 but ti:.o third n:JoUoGd. to1c.1 hir:1 thct ho ( the o.ppclJ.ont) voo th0 r.0coi vine; clci"lt n t 1o.j on Indus tr.ios • So tbey s.t·o:;--pod. Tho a.1_)pellcmt, they too·i:ii-Zioc1 1 cot onto the lorry o.nd told t:.1cr.1 t:1.ct · t:10 godown ot tl:0. ::.nj':!n Inc:ust:.--ico f'nctory was.: f'ull e1nc. so tl1cy ,10:r:-c to of'i'l.oad the JO <rum:.. of' oil elsewhere • . He ( the .::p:)c1lnnt) then led thcr.1 to l?-TJ ':J ::;c,::."ngo. Thero tho druaa. · we:&l. oi'.f'loci.dod. Tho oi::::th cccuacC: n.::id. :.:'tor they wci"o of'f'loaqod at PWJ.·' a. ;a.rnc;c t:1oy wo:t."C then deli vo•od to !1ir:1, by the nppollant • He recciv.eC: thcr.1 c.nd sici1.od for thc1:1 in delivery doour.:1onts uhich the oppe11cnt roduccc1 •. They then cro. {Tho dolivery doocntG. o.r.o. the oubj0ct r.mttor o:f· t!:c forgery counta). In tho nennti1:io at tho :kjc.11 Induotrico t:c otmci"'o of tllc oil wcr.c. bocor:1ing nn.1tioua.. i"lhon the :!:if'th nccuoo<l o.:..":..:':i.- ✓ ocl there. on onotI1or tr:L;: s t:-:cy iE1t:1oic toly conf1."01:.·;;cc: :-:i::1 c.n<.: no::oc! hin where,

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• 3 - c.nc1. they went. to p:,;3 1 o gc..rcgo o. t of oi1 th.Ol."CI cm.C: :!."'ccoverod ther:. :Folico;·.10:1. ,:-m:.. 1 .0 c.asignccl :::::w;u:;:-uD.:.t. r_;_':1.cy :.:.:'Ot'cnc1 tlc.O dru;::10. rlc 6th cccuccd sid ho hod~ 1 ,,,,nt .,,0··1 J-·o- .... o t·o-1·--0· ... ri· 1-:r ·.1."'o:.. .. t:10, were to "IJo ti 1 .nncported to '-"I<' r.,i __ ,. 1.,,1...1,. J.. , • .l.., .L-'-• :t ✓ - Mwnbzo.. Tb.e n·,)D o11c..nt.- tho ,3rd, 5th n11d. 6t:1. ciccuood "t-Torc, tog_othor. :V,it , with two oth.01."s who wore in tl-:c 3rou:1 t:..""8:1s::,-.o.:-ti:1e:; oil i'roin tho \ port·., offcncoo in tio cso. The a.p?o11cmt 1 in :1.ia dooi.'7.CO clct:iod cv-cr oto::,1>i:"1c; tho 31~ 011.d fiftl1 accuood on the .... -n:..y m1.d cli:;. ... ocJ.;i::c; t::..,0::1 -;;o PWJ r o: gnrago with tho oil. .fio. doniod over. nrrnnein:::; uit:'l 6th nocuood to ooll the. . .30 drt":1:1:J. of oil oithor.. Ho. c.oniod 1 :ti.::u:-:lly, delivering tho I ~~l to 6tL noouae.cl. Det'or0. i:10, Di... Laa1-mi ::;ub;:i ttod the'; Jocidos 3.c1 .5th o.nd i: ' 6th ocous.od beine nocoq;>1ic•:)O, nnc1 t;hnt tci;:, o,ridcnJo 't'tao not: corrobo,:atec', PW3 did not any ho snw the npc,cllc.nfh.:\ta gar.agQ dolivcrin.c,· tho oil to 6th ncousod. Ho oc::.id c.loo/ there\ ·wno no C \ e.Xper.t, ev:i.denc6 ·co identify the. c.lol.ivory· c.locu.t:1ontz tho ppol.lant; is nl1eeed to i"J.o.vo hrmdod to the 6th cccocd when, no: ulloga.cl and doniocl, he aI):;_x:3llo;.1.t dol:i.vorocl t:.1.0 c1rw:.o o:t oil to the ... 6tl1 / that accus.od. Fi:1011.y, he orcucd .if' 0th nccuo oc: hd r.1ot and lmovm . t!'lo. nppcllc.nt bOZor0 15. 9. DD, then t!io:i.."O wno no noo.cl :tor an ident:i.:tio·.:,tion par.ado. to be arrnn::;od fo:: hi1:1 to identify tllc appe.- llnnt. He oc.i.:: tho :fnct: that. an idcnti .. :'iccd;ion pnrnde. had t.o bo- ar.r.nngecl for. tho 6th nccuc.cd to idcntiZ-, tho appollant wns incli ... c:ctivG c-f: t:-io f'c.ct t:12t. thc.o,o t-;,10 r..1on 'tv n0 o.t:1.".angGr.G to each other.·· .:bcf'ore. 1.5. 9 • 03. Tl·:.o l0nr:;.1oc".. t:;.,i.::,1 ::mciotrntc 0oli::,vcc1 ti.10 otoiios ao ;;;iv by the 3rd, ,5th unc 6th accusocl 'pc:cs9no. Eo :E'ott-'11.cl on t1:a,m· th.ct; tho appclla.11.t hnd aJ."r.:.mcod to sell t:1.0 oi.1 to tho 6th accused ond th.c:::-c:for0 oomrictoc.1 hir.1. of' the. ac.s.o.., I too :torr.1od tho. on □ c vic·:-r. I co:.'lsic1cr. the at.ories. as tole! by .t: .... o.oo accused por::;on::r as coq;:,cllinG• Tb.o.y wor.e. of'. cour.sa. o.oo.oqi,)licon, and one ho.a alwnyo to G,1.lc!rcl oi>e solf. _o.gainst.: convio,ti~ on o:o.o.O1:1plic.o. oviclcncc. u11-.1c::;s: it io o.o!"robornto.d. In thia cnao. ho:..-rnvor.-, r 01:1 :fully sntir.fioc1 1 li!co tho lccrned trial magistr.ato, that 3ro, 5t;l1. end 6th ucauscc1 told tho truth and the. cagistrctia oorr.ootly convicted tho q)pol.1cnt on tho basis 'of' tho::lr· oviclonc0.. The 0011.toncc ir.1poocc.l 't·101~c :10t o:.:coaciva and nr.o. lc.:Ct: uncli:rturbod.

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• 4 - Thes.o.: are, tho .'.i!Ocsons whi-ch ,:mcl0 pc clismios t::.c ~ppollnnt:1 o. appeal. ..... 2_5TH OC'i.'O:;J:CI1 1 1990 J'"tJDGE. .
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