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Former Home Affairs minister Masha bailed out


Former Home Affairs minister Lawrence Masha (Centre)
Former Home Affairs minister Lawrence Masha (45) was yesterday released on bail after   being remanded on Tuesday for lack of sureties.
 
Masha, now an independent advocate with the High Court of Tanzania who has just ditched CCM in preference for the opposition Chama Demokrasia na Maendeleo (Chadema), was on Tuesday remanded in custody after prosecution submitted that they were yet to verify his bail documents on time.
 
The prosecution did not object to the granting of bail but asked the court to set tight bail conditions, including the signing of a bond worth 1m/- and secure two reliable sureties who were employees of recognized institutions, which he did.
 
Before Principal Resident Magistrate Waliwandwe Lema, State Attorney Wankyo Simon claimed that, the prosecution had already verified the sureties’ documents. He pointed out that they had consulted the defence   and that all the documents and papers were in order with accordance to the laws.
 
“We are satisfied with the documents which had been submitted. We don’t have any objection for the accused person to be granted bail,” said the state prosecutor.
 
Masha walked home after the bail at 4.10 pm after having two reliable sureties who signed a bond of 1m/- each.
 
Masha is charged with using abusive language following his arrest on Monday evening at Oysterbay Police Station in Dar es Salaam, where he had gone to bail out 19 people held for alleged conspiracy and unlawful assembly.
 
The charge sheet showed that, on August 24 at Oysterbay Police Station in Kinondoni District, the former minister insulted Assistant Inspector of Police Juma Mashaka and several other police officers.
 
It was alleged that he called the officers ‘barbarians who lack sympathy and gratitude’ words which the prosecution said are insulting and likely to cause breach peace.
 
The case will come up for mention on September 7, as the prosecution submitted that investigations were yet to be completed.
SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN

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