The hearing of a case challenging the prosecution of Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu entered day two on Wednesday with lawyers representing the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) taking center stage to defend the decision to charge the judge.
QC Qureshi submitted that they have evidence to sustain criminal charges against DCJ Mwilu, telling the court that “there’s a strong case against the judge.”
“We have evidence to sustain criminal charges against DCJ Mwilu,” said Qureshi.
The Deputy Chief Justice it has been reported had close a relationship with former Imperial Bank Managing Director, a court heard Wednesday.
The relationship allowed her to access loans by writing directly to the director, Abdulmalek Janmohamed, without following laid out procedures, according to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Noordin Haji.
The Directorate of Public Prosecutions, through lawyer Khawar Qureshi QC who has been hired from the UK to prosecute the case, argued that evidence of such a close relationship is what led the directorate to press charges against Ms Mwilu.
According to Haji, Mwilu’s account at the bank was opened after she acquired her first loan with the bank.
The DPP followed the law in preferring charges against DCJ on failure to pay stamp duty and abuse of office,” the court heard.