DAR ES SALAAM-based Kisutu Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday sentenced 64-year old Said Shomari to 15-year imprisonment for unlawful possession of a pistol.
Principal Resident Magistrate Wilbard
Mashauri meted out the sentence after convicting the accused on his own
plea of guilty. In the case, Shomari and another suspect Ramadhan Said,
who is believed to be his son, faced two counts related to possession of
firearm, the pistol of Berata make and one round of ammunition.
Shomari pleaded guilty to the count of
unlawful possession of firearm but denied the other count of unlawful
possession of ammunition. On the other hand, Said denied all the counts.
In yesterday’s proceedings, the case had come for hearing and the
prosecution, led by State Attorney Adolf Mkini, brought one witness.
However, before the hearing started,
Shomari requested the court to remind him of the charges. It was at that
point, when he admitted the first count, confessing to have illegally
been found with the pistol.
Reading the charges, the trial attorney
told the court that the two accused persons committed the offences on
November 11, last year, at Kigogo area in Kinondoni District. The
prosecution alleged that on that day, the two accused persons were found
with the pistol and one round of ammunition without having any permit
authorising them to possess them.
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