TAA officer, Ugandan charged for forgery
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The accused allegedly forged the permits to show that the said work permit had been issued by the Labour Commissioner, the fact which to their knowledge was false.
Dar es Salaam. Two people were yesterday charged at Kisutu Resident Magistrate’s Court with six counts of forgery and illegal possession of various documents.
Mr Obeto a security officer with the Tanzania Airports Authority (TAA), and his co-accused, Mr Mugabe Moses, a Ugandan, appeared before Resident Magistrate Magreth Bankika. Despite pleading not guilty they were remanded until September 5 after the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) filed a certificate to object their bail on grounds of their safety and interest of the Republic.
State Attorney Paul Kadushi informed the court that on March 11, this year, in Dar es Salaam, the two forged work and resident permits bearing the names of Peter Mugabe and Musa Setuba.
The accused allegedly forged the permits to show that the said work permit had been issued by the Labour Commissioner, the fact which to their knowledge was false.
Prosecution alleged further that on August 10, 2016 at Tabata Kinyerezi in Ilala District, Mr Obeto was found in possession of a forged rubber stamp of the Immigration Department with an impression reading “Immigration officer, allowed to stay for three months.”
The accused was also allegedly found in possession of a diplomatic passport that did not belong to him which he failed to hand over to the lawful holder or to the Immigration department.
The accused denied the charges and prosecution informed the court that investigations were still going on.
