Buganda Road Court Withdraws Summons Against DTB Directors in The Ham Saga

Buganda Road Magistrates Court has rescinded the criminal summons it had given out to a number of DTB directors in the 120 billion shillings case filed by city businessman Ham.

The same Court had on the 14th of September 2021 issued summons to several DTB Directors on a number of charges.

These included theft, faking documents and conspiracy to commit felony, false entry into financial ledgers and electronic fraud.

The directors are Aga Khan, Massimo Mohamed Devji, Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director DTB (K) Ltd, Varghese Thambi, Chief Executive Officer DTB (U) Ltd and John Sitakange, Head of Credit DTB (U) Ltd.

In an argument by DTB lawyers, they said that these charges were already before the High and Supreme Courts.

They also added that the summons were parades without further knowledge of the necessary facts.

This forced Buganda Road grade one Magistrate Valeria Tuhimbise to withdraw the charges.

“The Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) has pursuant to article 120 (3) (b) of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda taken over criminal proceedings on this matter wherein you are the complainant,” Judge Valeria said as she withdrew the summons.

Ham was also subsequently ordered by the DPP to submit in the necessary and relevant information to the proceedings and give in documents that he posses or has control of to her office.

Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) petitioned the Court of Appeal in the Supreme Court in this ruling but the court is yet to set a date to hear the case.

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