2 Fast Motors robbery

Officers in 2 Fast Motors robbery acquitted

The cases against Samuel Turi, Arnold Zilong, Tuom Tutuk, Ronald Nelson, Carl Inoumba and Jeremiah Buigen were dismissed by Justice George Manuhu after the state failed to secure their witnesses, who are Chinese nationals, to appear in court.

The non-availability of state witnesses saw no evidence offered by the state when it closed its case at trial.

The trial was initially set in May to give time to round up witnesses however, that was not done.

Evidence does not comply with rules of evidence, Court told

Lawyer representing the six police officers made submissions in court today in response to the police prosecution hand-up brief, outlining three main points in the evidence act.

The officers are members of the Police Mobile Squad Special Service Division; Samuel Turi, Arnold Zilong, Tuom Tutuk, Ronald Nelson, Carl Inoumba and Jeremiah Buigen.

The court was told by the defendants’ lawyer that there was nothing for the court to consider because the evidence before the court was not produced in the proper way. The evidence was not tendered in court.