UPDATE: Chadema’s Mbowe arrives at Kisutu Resident Magistrate
Chadema's national Chairman Freeman Mbowe upon arrival at the Kisutu Resident Magistrate Court early on Friday August 6.
What you need to know:
- He faces two charges of conspiracy to commit crimes and financing of terrorist acts , while three of his co-accused face seven charges.
Dar es Salaam. Chadema chairman Freeman Mbowe has arrived at the Kisutu Resident Magistrate's Court where his case is set to be mentioned.
He faces two charges of conspiracy to commit crimes and financing of terrorist acts , while three of his co-accused face seven charges.
READ MORE: Mbowe case stalls after tech failures at Kisutu court, supporters arrested
Yesterday on August 05, 2021 the Kisutu Resident Magistrate's Court failed to hear an economic sabotage case against Mbowe and three others, after technological failures between the court and the prison.
This came after the court opted to hear the case through a video conference facility with hundreds of the opposition leader’s supporters camped outside the court’s premises in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam .
However, State Attorney Pius Hila alongside Christopher Msigwa and Grace Mwanga, had told court that the case had came for mentioning and it was not clear why the court had decided to use video conferencing.
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Mbowe is represented by a team of five lawyers including Peter Kibatala, John Mallya, Jonathan Mdeme, Fedreck Kiwelo and Sist Aloyce.sident magistrate Thomas Simba was therefore, forced to adjourn the case until August 6.
