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The Kisutu Resident Magistrates Court in Dar es Salaam has agreed to review its decision, refusing bail to seven people facing fraudulent charges involving 1,081,263 US dollars, property of Barclays Bank Tanzania Limited.
Principal Resident Magistrate Euphemia Mingi reviewed her ruling dated November 6, 2008, after being satisfied by reasons advanced by advocate Alex Mgongolwa, on behalf of the accused. The magistrate had denied bail to the accused on grounds that the investigations had not been completed and that the police were still looking for another suspect still at large.
In his submissions, however, the advocates informed the magistrate that circumstances had changed as the police had arrested the suspect, Ramadhani Musa Khamis (36) and joined him in the case. The magistrate therefore granted bail to the accused on grounds that they should each deposit in court 77m/- in cash and secure two reliable sureties, who were each required to sign a 40m/- bond each of the like sum. It is not known however how many have so far managed to meet the bail conditions.
Other accused are bank officials Winford Mwangonda (34), a Rental Manager, Shubira Mutungi (24), a Central Service Manager and Neema James Saria (26), a banker. The rest are Upendo Mushi (30), a Corporate Manager and Magreth Longway, a banker. Other accused are Emanuel Mukono, who is a businessman.
It is alleged that the accused conspired to defraud the bank of the said amount on October 29, this year a day before they forged two swift messages, showing that they were genuinely sent to Kigamboni Oil Company Limited and to one Ramadhani Musa Khamis. According to the messages, the accused allegedly transferred 1,000,741 in the company account number 0018001993 and other 80,500 US dollars to the account number 0157000698 owned by Mr Khamis, while it was false.
The prosecution claimed further that while at the bank, having knowledge that false entry has been made in respect to the said account numbers, the bank officials remained silent without counter checking with the system to disclose the theft. As a result, the prosecution alleged, such act allowed the company and Khamis to proceed with stealing some money. Between October 29 and 30, 2008, at the banks Slipway Branch, in Kinondoni District, Khamis allegedly stole 80,500 US dollars.
Source:
Written by Faustine Kapama of The Daily News (17th Nov 200
Principal Resident Magistrate Euphemia Mingi reviewed her ruling dated November 6, 2008, after being satisfied by reasons advanced by advocate Alex Mgongolwa, on behalf of the accused. The magistrate had denied bail to the accused on grounds that the investigations had not been completed and that the police were still looking for another suspect still at large.
In his submissions, however, the advocates informed the magistrate that circumstances had changed as the police had arrested the suspect, Ramadhani Musa Khamis (36) and joined him in the case. The magistrate therefore granted bail to the accused on grounds that they should each deposit in court 77m/- in cash and secure two reliable sureties, who were each required to sign a 40m/- bond each of the like sum. It is not known however how many have so far managed to meet the bail conditions.
Other accused are bank officials Winford Mwangonda (34), a Rental Manager, Shubira Mutungi (24), a Central Service Manager and Neema James Saria (26), a banker. The rest are Upendo Mushi (30), a Corporate Manager and Magreth Longway, a banker. Other accused are Emanuel Mukono, who is a businessman.
It is alleged that the accused conspired to defraud the bank of the said amount on October 29, this year a day before they forged two swift messages, showing that they were genuinely sent to Kigamboni Oil Company Limited and to one Ramadhani Musa Khamis. According to the messages, the accused allegedly transferred 1,000,741 in the company account number 0018001993 and other 80,500 US dollars to the account number 0157000698 owned by Mr Khamis, while it was false.
The prosecution claimed further that while at the bank, having knowledge that false entry has been made in respect to the said account numbers, the bank officials remained silent without counter checking with the system to disclose the theft. As a result, the prosecution alleged, such act allowed the company and Khamis to proceed with stealing some money. Between October 29 and 30, 2008, at the banks Slipway Branch, in Kinondoni District, Khamis allegedly stole 80,500 US dollars.
Source:
Written by Faustine Kapama of The Daily News (17th Nov 200