MALAWI: COURT TO HEARING GIRAMATA’S CASE RELATED TO KILLING HER EX-HUSBAND
TODAY on 21 November 2024 the high court in the case led by judge BRUNO KALEMBA continued the case which started at 4:30 where the defendants GIRAMATA GENTIYE and MUNYEGAJU RAFIKI were in court. MKUNDAINE He was a CID officer at the Kanengo police and he confirmed to the court that HABIMANA EMILE he was not killed by an accident because it was a contrived accident. EMILE has already been killed. He explained that he was at the KAMUZU CENTER HOSPITAL when the body of the deceased was examined and that there was no injury anywhere on the body of the deceased, the witness was shown different photos. was taken from the body of the deceased when all the examinations were done and he said that all the organs were uninjured, when he was questioned what he relied on when arresting GIRAMATA, MKUNDAINE told the court that the first suspect was GIRAMATA and he concluded that GIRAMATA was the one who left the body at the hospital and that he was there that night at 9:00 A.m. He said that the fact that GIRAMATA hastened the funeral rites and bought the casket was a sign You don’t reveal that GIRAMATA had information he was hiding.
This policeman also told the court that another reason why GIRAMATA is suspected is that as soon as HABIMANA EMILE died, GIRAMATA immediately sold the properties that belonged to EMILE where he said the land in NJEWU that GIRAMATA then asked the court to give it to him to help him raise the children and then he sold this because GIRAMATA had to kill EMILE to be left with all property
At the request of the senior state advocate DZIKONDAITHU MALUNDA, the court went to visit Kanengo police station where the car allegedly caused the accident. from 8:30 p.m. the case was resumed where the witness, Inspector Mkondaine was questioned with the lawyer of GIRAMATA, KLUUMBO SOKO, asked the witness to show the real reasons why he a rrested his GIRAMATA. because it has a valid reason for imprisoning a person, GIRAMATA’s lawyer continued to say that it was revealed The witness did not have any evidence that the lawyer was involved in the death of the deceased to compel the prosecution witness. 12/24/2024 he was restless in the morning.
In an interview with the press, the senior state advocate (prosecutor) told the press that the witness is the last one on their side, when asked how he sees the case going on from their side, he told the press that for them the case is going well, giving the example of the car they had just visited, saying that it was really clear that it was The accident was caused by the deceased who has already been killed, saying that he will wait for the court’s decision, but the accused of the crimes will be arrested.
GIRAMATA’s lawyer talking to the media said that he was very sad and said that in more than 16 years I have been defending people, I have seen where the prosecution brings people to court and accuses them of a serious crime but there is no evidence for him. When it comes to the end, he will immediately ask the judge to release the lawyer because there is no evidence to accuse him of a crime.
The newspaper will continue to follow the proceedings.
written by: Obed Ndahayo (son of the priest)