THREE senior officials with subsidiary companies of the defunct
"The investigation has taken too long, while the accused continue to suffer and are denied their rights. It was in the interest of justice that the court directs the prosecution to complete the long standing investigations by specifying a time limit within which to complete investigations," reads part of the letter.
They recalled that at some point the prosecution had indicated that they had completed the local investigations and what was being awaited was mutual legal assistance being sought from a number of countries.
In the court session held before the Dar es Salaam court yesterday, Advocate
He also requested the court to allow the accused persons to meet with their defence advocates for face to face briefings on the trial.
The magistrate granted the requests by the accused persons and directed the accused persons to be brought from remand through removal order, on
Mwanyika is President of
Advocate
They are facing 39 counts of conspiracy, leading organised crime, forgery and uttering false documents.
The other charges include corrupt transaction, tax evasion of
It is alleged that the accused persons committed the offences between
Within the same period and places, Mwanyika, Lugendo and Mwipopo, with other persons not in court, are alleged to have knowingly furnished assistance in the management of business of a criminal racket with intent to reap profit or other benefits.
The same accused persons are charged with forging two loan agreements and a loan confirmation statement purporting
It is alleged further that the accused persons also purported to show that Exploration Minieres Du Nord LTEE secured a loan amounting to
Within the same period and places, Mwanyika, Lugendo and Mwipopo and other persons not in court, allegedly counselled and facilitated the four mineral companies to acquire or transfer a total of
The prosecution alleged that the mineral companies, jointly and together with other persons not in court, acquired and directly engaged in transactions involving the said amount, while they knew or ought to know that such property was the proceeds of forgery and tax evasion offences.
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