PAP now sues The Citizen, Mwananchi

The Independent Power Tanzania Limited (IPTL) plant in Tegeta, Dar es Salaam. PHOTO | FILE 

By The Citizen Reporter

Posted  Friday, May 23  2014 at  00:00

In Summary

The $5.5 billion, according to the plaint, covers the loss suffered by the plaintiffs as well as general damages resulting from the publication of the series of articles.

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Dar es Salaam. Pan Africa Power Solutions Tanzania Limited (PAP) is suing both The Citizen and Mwananchi newspapers, demanding a whopping $5.5 billion as general damages and business losses the company claims it suffered following the series of articles published in March, this year.

In Civil Case No 47 of 2014 filed at the High Court of Tanzania, PAP, Independent Power Tanzania Ltd and Mr Harbinder Singh Sethi, are jointly suing the two newspapers for allegedly defamation.

The plaintiffs through their lawyers also want the court to bar The Citizen and Mwananchi from publishing any stories related to the IPTL.

The plaintiff claims that any further publication would further cause them serious damage.

The $5.5 billion, according to the plaint, covers the loss suffered by the plaintiffs as well as general damages resulting from the publication of the series of articles.

The case is set for mention on June 9, this year at the High Court of Tanzania in Dar es Salaam. Parliament and the government have ordered an investigation into the manner in which PAP acquired IPTL and whether due process was followed to withdraw Sh201 billion from an escrow account at Bank of Tanzania.

The Controller and Auditor General and the Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau have been tasked with the investigation.