Anglo Leasing suspects given back passports
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- She ordered that they be given back their travel documents pending the start of their trial on July 20 “to enable them attend (to) their domestic and business concerns”.
- The prosecution had objected to the release of the passports, arguing that the suspects may be tempted to jump bail once they travel.
- She said it was “highly unlikely” that the brothers would go against societal norms and expectations and abandon their aged father, Mr Chamanlal Kamani, with whom they were jointly charged.
Two suspects in the Sh10 billion Anglo Leasing case have been given their passports back to allow them to travel overseas.
The documents belonging to Mr Rashmi Kamani and Mr Deepak Kamani, who are brothers, had been seized by a court after they were charged over the Anglo Leasing scandal.
However, Magistrate Doreen Mulekyo ruled that despite the case, the Kamani brothers were free to continue with their normal lives “until such a time that they are proven guilty”.
She ordered that they be given back their travel documents pending the start of their trial on July 20 “to enable them attend (to) their domestic and business concerns”.
The prosecution had objected to the release of the passports, arguing that the suspects may be tempted to jump bail once they travel.
“The apprehension by the State, while understandable, is nonetheless in my view unwarranted, bearing in mind that the accused were not arraigned pursuant to a warrant of arrest but voluntarily submitted to the authority of the court,” the magistrate said.
She said it was “highly unlikely” that the brothers would go against societal norms and expectations and abandon their aged father, Mr Chamanlal Kamani, with whom they were jointly charged.
The Kamanis were charged with five counts of conspiracy to commit an economic crime and fraudulent acquisition of public resources totalling Sh10.4 billion for services not provided.
