Former Finance Minister Basil Mramba he quarreled with his lawyer in Kisutu Resident Magistrate Court in Dar es Salaam yesterday. His left is former Minister of Energy and Minerals, Daniel Yona. Thumbnail right is Mramba and Yona rode in the police car. (And Our photographer) .Aliyekuwa Finance Minister Basil Mramba he quarreled with his lawyer in Kisutu Resident Magistrate Court in Dar es Salaam yesterday. His left is former Minister of Energy and Minerals, Daniel Yona. Thumbnail right is Mramba and Yona rode in the police car. (And Our photographer).
Crying and sadness ruled down in the Kisutu Resident Magistrate's court after the former Minister of Finance, Basil Mramba and former Minister of Energy and Minerals, Daniel Yona, sentenced to three years in prison.
His Mramba and Yona and alleged that their children seemed crying all the time up there, with the brothers, relatives and friends as they say soothing things but tell wamuachie God.
However, some family relatives and friends of the former General Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, Gray Mgonja, seemed to be happy after the court acquit.
The defendants have been charged after being found with charges of abuse of power by the government, causing a loss of Sh 11.7 billion were ails all three.
The verdict was issued yesterday by the panel of three judges led by Judge John TAMWA, other judges are Sam Rumanyika and Saul Kinemela.
Reading the sentence has ever been postponed twice, the judge Rumanyika said Mramba has been found guilty of 11 charges and Jonah to five charges.
Mramba punishment, the judge Rumanyika said, starting the first offense to ten of abuse of office involving illegal, he was sentenced to three years in prison and is not attached to a fine.
In the case of the 11, causing the government a loss of Sh 11.7 billion, said Mramba is required to pay a fine of five million shillings or to serve a sentence of three years in prison.
About Jonah Rumanyika judge said he was sentenced to three years in prison after being found guilty of five charges were between 11 faces.
He was found guilty of abuse of office if it is illegal, so he was sentenced to three years in prison either prosecute, causing the government a loss of money, he sentenced to three years in jail or pay a fine of Sh five million.
Continuing reading the verdict, Judge Rumanyika said, Mgonja has not convicted any independent so inamuachia Court.
After reading the verdict for more than an hour and a half, Mramba and Yona were placed under the protection of the Prison before they go down the dock with some relatives who came to court were tears and relatives Mgonja with joy as they thanked God.
In this case the defendants had faced 11 charges, 10 charges apply Abuse of power by one of the government, causing a loss of Sh 11.7 billion.
Republic side was called seven witnesses to prove the case where the court I saw the accused have a case to answer in their defense the accused were defended themselves and called two witnesses.
For the first time the defendants were tried in 2008 including seven years ago, were charged with causing a loss to the government the same amount due to the tax exemption for mining company dhahabau inspect the M / S Alex Stewart of England.
In his defense Mramba admitted to forgive the company tax because there was a contract signed in June 2003 between the company and the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) which shows that the payment be done without a tax cut.
However, part of the Republic claimed, the exemption was provided when ready Ministry had received letters from Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA), which were the company refuse isisamehewe taxes.
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