Five foreigners pay 53m/- fine, escape jail term
The convicts were two Executive Graphic Designers Shashi
Shankar Upadhay (31) and Mohan Gaikwad as well as Marketing Officer Ashish
Joshi (24), both Indian nationals. Others were an Accountant, Didar Karim (39)
and Project Manager Manzoor Islam (31), Pakistan nationals.
Principal Resident Magistrate Cyprian Mkeha convicted the
illegal immigrants on their own plea late on Monday before the Kisutu Resident
Magistrate’s Court in Dar es Salaam. On the count of unlawful stay in the
country, each of the accused was ordered to pay 500,000/- or serve a three-year
jail term.
And, in the second count of working illegally, the court
subjected each of the accused to the 10m/- fine or one year in prison.
Prosecutor with the Immigration Department Method Kagoma had earlier alleged
that on July 20, 2017 at CI Group Co Ltd in Kinondoni District in Dar es
Salaam, the accused were found staying in the country without valid passes.
It was further alleged that at same place, the accused were
found working without the working permit. Meanwhile, hearing of a drug abuse
case against Video Vixen Agness Waya (28), alias Masogange, for the second time
failed to kick off yesterday due to illness.
Previously, the matter was adjourned on grounds that the
accused was sick. This time, it was the prosecutor’s child who was reported
sick. Principal Resident Magistrate Wilbard Mashauri adjourned the case to
August 9, this year.
The court was earlier informed that the matter had come up
for hearing and two witnesses were present for the session to start. Masogange
appeared before the court for the first time on February 22, this year and
denied the charges.
It was alleged that the accused committed the offence on
February 7, this year at unknown area and district, but within Dar es Salaam
city.
The Video queen is alleged to have used narcotic drugs,
namely Heroin (Diacety Imophine and Oxazepam types). Her arraignment came after
being in police custody for several days having been suspected of dealing in
narcotics.
She is among people the Dar es Salaam Regional Commissioner,
Paul Makonda, named publicly as drug dealers.
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