Dar es Salaam: Police investigation into Lwakatare case complete

BY KARAMA KENYUNKO.

The prosecution side in a case facing the Chadema Defense and Security Director, Wilfred Lwakatare, told the Kisutu Resident Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday that the police investigation into the case were now complete.

Lwakatare is charged with terrorism along with his co-accused Joseph Rwezahura.

State Attorney Peter Maugo claimed before Resident Magistrate Loyce Katemana on Tuesday that the case came for mention and the police investigation is complete,” he said but notified that the case was still police hands. 

“Your honor the investigation is complete but we are still waiting for the case file so that we will know what information will follow”, claimed Maugo.

Magistrate Katemana adjourned the case until May 13, this year when the case comes up for mention.

Meanwhile, Lwakatare’s attorneys filed a request in High court asking the latter to throw out an entry made by the prosecution side and consider them guilty of abusing prosecutorial powers.

Lwakatare’s attorneys, Peter Kibatala, Tundu Lissu, Nyaronyo Kicheere and Prof Abdallah Safari, filed the application under a certificate of urgency which demanded expedited proceedings.

According to the charge sheet, it was alleged that the accused committed the offence on December 28, 2012 at Kimara Stop Over- in King’ong’o area, Dar es Salaam region.

It was alleged that on the material day the duo conspired to maliciously administer poison with intent to harm Denis Msacky, contrary to Section 227 of the Penal Code.

In the second count, the accused are alleged to have conspired to kidnap Msacky contrary to Section 4 (2) of the Prevention of Terrorism Act Number 21 of 2002.

In the third count it is alleged that on the same date and at the same place, the accused planned and participated in a meeting, knowing that it was concerned with an act of terrorism, particularly plotting to kidnap Msacky contrary to the same section of the 2002 Act.

It is further alleged in the fourth count on the same date, Lwakatare allowed a meeting to be held in his house while aware that the occasion was meant to execute the plan to carry out the kidnap, which is a crime under the 2002 Act on terrorism.

All the accused are still in custody.  

SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN (02/05/2013): http://www.ippmedia.com/frontend/index.php?l=54221