PCCB quizzes tycoon in fresh charges
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Mr Yusufali and his co-accused arrived at the court on Monday morning, but he was taken away by PCCB lawyers after Resident Magistrate Huruma Shahidi agreed to a request from the prosecution.
Dar es Salaam. The Kisutu Resident Magistrate’s Court allowed the Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB) to interrogate further, Mr Mohamed Mustafa Yusufali, who is charged with money laundering.
Mr Yusufali and his co-accused arrived at the court in the morning on Monday, but he was taken away by PCCB lawyers after Resident Magistrate Huruma Shahidi agreed to a request from the prosecution.
PCCB lawyer Mutalemwa Kishenyi said, “We ask the court to allow us to take the accused for interrogation because we have new evidence against him.”
After magistrate Shahidi granted the permission, the accused was taken away from the court grounds by PCCB officials.
The accused along with another man, who wasn’t immediately identified, were brought back to the court at around 3.30pm.
However, new charges against the two weren’t read as court had already closed.
Mr Yusufali was sent back to remand while the other man left with PCCB officials.
Mr Yusufali, director of Farm Plant Limited and his co-accused, are facing 199 economic sabotage counts, including occasioning the government a loss of over Sh15.6 billion from evasion of Value Added Tax (VAT).
The other accused are Alloyscious Mandago, Isaack Kasanga, Taherali Sujjaudin and Mohammed Kabula.
They were arraigned early this month and were not allowed to enter plea. The case will come for another mention on August 5.
