THE Kisutu Magistrate's Court has adjourned the case against five Development Entrepreneurship for Community Initiative (DECI) directors charged with 118m/- theft to September 15, when it will start hearing defence witnesses.
"Your honour, this case has come before you for mention, we request another date to begin hearing defence witnesses," State Attorney Prosper Mwangamila told the court.
The accused who are pastors of different churches in the city are Jackson Mtares, Dominic Kigendi, Samuel Mtares, Timotheo Ole Loitingye and Arbogast Francis.
The accused are charged with conspiracy to commit the offence of stealing between December 1 and 8, 2009.
The accused allegedly stole 118,440,000/- at Standard Chartered Bank, Kariakoo Branch in Ilala District.
It is also alleged that between 2007 and March 2009, the accused operated a pyramid scheme, collecting money from individuals and promising them to receive 'bigger' sums in return to their investment.
The prosecution further alleged that the accused accepted deposits from the general public without a licence, contrary to Section 911 8(2) of the Banking and Financial Institutions Act number 5 of 2006.
Meanwhile, a businessman, Boniface Kisubi (20), has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for armed robbery.
Kinondoni Resident Magistrate Rugemalila Jackline said "after reviewing the evidence, I came to the conclusion that the accused is guilty as charged. I am sentencing him to 30 years imprisonment to deter others like him."
It was alleged that on January 21, 2010 at about 6:00am at Magomeni Jangwani area in Dar es Salaam, the accused stole a gold chain valued at 2.4m/- from Zaituni Mkasi.
In another case, a businessman, Freeman Tarimo (29), was arraigned before the same court for causing grievous bodily harm to Jevenaris Ngopi.
The accused pleaded "not guilty" and was remanded after failure to meet bail conditions.
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