Friday 8 August 2014

Terror suspects want case heard in Zanzibar

Terror suspects want case heard in Zanzibar.

8th August 2014
Sheikh Farid Hadi Ahmed
Describing the justice system as unfair, suspected terrorists held in Dar es Salaam want their case to be heard in Zanzibar, where they were arrested.
 
Before Magistrate Riwa of the Kisutu Resident Magistrate’s Court in Dar es Salaam, the terror suspects mid this week also claimed that they are denied visitation rights and being unjustly interrogated.
 
The development comes as the prosecution in the case added four more suspects to the suspect list bringing it to 20 persons, all Tanzanians and most being residents of the Isles.
 
The prosecution has also added at least two more charges to their charge sheet. The 16 were first charged with conspiracy and recruiting of persons to take part in terrorism contrary to section 21 (b) of the Prevention of Terrorism Act of 2002 but now the 20 are charged under section 27 the same Act.
 
In addition to the said charges one accused – Farid Had Ahmed - is also charged with recruitment of persons to participate in terrorism and harbouring of terrorists. 
 
The accused are Farid Had Ahmed, Nassoro Abdallah, Hassan Suleiman, Anthari Ahmed, Mohamed Yusuph, Abdalah Hassani, Hussein Ally, Juma Juma and Said Ally.
Others are Hamis Salum, Said Salum, Abubakar Mngodo, Salum Salum, Salum Amour Salum, Alawi Amir, Rashid Nyange, Amir Juma, Jamal Swalehe, Kassim Nassoro and Said Sharifu.
 
The prosecution, led by Senior State Attorney Prosper Bernad Kongola and assisted by State Attorneys, George Barasa and Peter Njike alleged before Senior Resident Magistrate Hellen Riwa that the accused committed the offences on diverse dates between January 2013 and June 2014 in parts of the country.
 
It was alleged that on the said dates the accused conspired to commit an office in violation of the Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002 by recruiting people to participate in terrorism.
 
 
SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN