When Tegwolo the market askari saw Kasango the market cleaner carrying a big ''Kikutiya'' last Friday, he thought it was rubbish as usual. When the market sellers started complaining that someone had emptied their stalls, Tegwolo knew there was a problem.
So, Tegwolo told the market sellers that he did not see anyone apart from Kasango with his big kikutiya of rubbish that night, but they asked him whose rubbish Kasango is taking out at night, yet he already took out the rubbish before they left. So, they immediately reported case to at the police station and Kasango was arrested.
Kasango denied and even said Tegwolo only said those things because he is a liar who is jealous and wants his job. He even claimed that at the time things were stolen, he was in Buikwe for a burial.
At court, Kasango told the judge that he could prove his innocence, but he wanted a car to collect his relatives from Buikwe to tell court about the burial.
WHAT DOES THE LAW SAY?
When a person is accused of doing something wrong which is against the law and the case is in court, the law allows them to defend themselves as well as bring people to give proof or an account of events. If the person who is accused of doing something wrong says that they were not where the crime was committed and were somewhere else (known as alibi), he can bring his witnesses to tell court.
The court does not have a duty to bring your witnesses to court. This is on you. All the court will do is ask you how long you need to prepare to defend yourself, which includes bringing your witnesses to court.
Therefore, Kasango will not be given any money or assistance by the court to bring his relatives from Buikwe to tell court he was with them at a burial. If he fails to bring witnesses to court, court will decide the case using the available evidence.
Source: BarefootLawyers.
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