Monday 26 January 2009

Boss convicted of assault flees country

From The Citizen, Dar es Salaam
By Patty Magubira in Mwanza

The general manager of a Mwanza-based fish processing plant, who was recently sentenced to five years' imprisonment for assault, has fled the country, a senior immigration official has confirmed.

Mwanza regional immigration officer Omar Msellem said records showed that Mr Devarajan Vamadavan of Omega Fish processing plant had left the country.

Mwanza Principal Resident Magistrate Huruma Shahidi ordered police when delivering his judgment in the accused's absence to launch a manhunt for the Pakistani national, and one of the firm's officials, Mr Joseph Wilson.

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