Kenyan Fraudster Suspect in Dar Court

A fraudster suspect, Philiph Mbithi Mutiso (28), Kenyan National (pictured with his lawyer),  resident of Namanga in Kenya appeared at the Kisutu Resident Magistrate’s Court in Dar Es Salaam on 28^th August 2015 faced with three charges under the Economic and Organised Crime Control Act of 2002, including fraudulently operating of a communication network and illegally receiving and terminating  International Telecommunications Traffic, using unlicensed equipment thus causing a loss amounting to Tshs 757,200,000/- to the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) and the United Republic of Tanzania.  

The suspect who unlawfully operated the international gate-way in Arusha Region and Namanga  appeared before the Principal Resident Magistrate Huruma Shahidi was remanded till 10^th September 2015 when the case comes up for another mention. Several fraudster suspects have been intercepted and booked interfering with the national communication network system, since the establishment of the Telecommunications Traffic Monitoring System (TTMS).  (Photo by  Semu Mwakyanjala,  TCRA)