Chadema chairman, Freeman Mbowe
Hearing of a case in which Chadema's national Chairman, Freeman Mbowe, and three other men stand trial over terrorism-related offenses and economic sabotage has started at the High Court.
There was heavy deployment of security officers at the High Court (Corruption and Economic Crimes Division) as Mr. Mbowe and co-accused were brought to the court’s premises.
The hearing is under Judge Elinaza Luvanda.
Today this court will continue with the preliminary hearing (PH) of the objections filed by the defendants through a panel of their 14 lawyers, led by Peter Kibatala.
In the objection, the defendants claim that the indictment has legal defects along with other matters claiming that the Terrorism Act with which they are accused does not specify the ingredients for the Terrorism offense and that the prosecution has not complied with the mandatory provisions of the Act of terrorism which the defendants are accused of committing.
Already the prosecution, led by Senior State Counsel Robert Kidando, has begun responding to the defense arguments of the objection, presented by the defense attorneys on Wednesday, September 1, 2021.
The government is represented by a panel of five State attorneys.
The first accused is Halfan Bwire Hassan, second Adam Hassan Kasekwa, the third is Mohamed Abdillahi Ling'wenya and the fourth Freeman Aikael Mbowe.