The case yesterday appeared for mention where prosecution led by state attorney Mutalemwa Kishenyi and Leonard Swai from PCCB asked the court to allow them to take the accused for further interrogation.
"We are asking the court to allow the accused Yusufali to be taken for further interrogation and we promise to bring him back to the court before the official working hours are over," Mutalemwa asked the court.
Principal Resident Magistrate Huruma Shahidi granted the request and handed over the accused to PCCB officials.
After the interrogation, at around 5:30 the accused was brought back to the court along with another person that they were supposed to appear before the court with fresh charge relating to tax revenue evasion.
However, PCCB failed to read the charge due to court working hours were over and Yusufali was remanded in custody until today while his co accused was taken by the PCCB officers.
Yusufali, a director of Farm Plant Limited and his co accused are facing 199 counts of various offences including occasioning loss to the government of over 15.6bln by evading value added tax (VAT).
Apart from Yusufalii, other accused are Alloyscious Mandago, Isaack Kasanga, Taherali Sujjaudin and Mohammed Kabula.
In the case Yusufuli is charged with is charged with 179 counts of forgery, 15 counts of uttering false documents while the accused Mandago and Kasanga are charged with one counts of forgery.
The accused Teherali and Kabula are also charged with one count of forgery.
Alloyscious Mandago, Isaack Kasanga, Taherali Sujjaudin and Mohammed Kabula.
They were appeared in court early this Month and were not allowed to enter plea because the court has no jurisdiction to hear the economic crimes cases.
Principal resident magistrate Huruma Shahidi adjourned The case until August 5 this year when it is coming for mention.
According to the prosecution the investigation into the case is not complete.
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