PAUL JOHN(App) Vs HASSAN MOHAMED LIGILE(Res)This appeal arises out of an unsuccessful private prosecution of Abdallah Mohamed Mpanjinji, the first respondent, and Hassan Mohamed Ligile, the second respondent. They were privately prosecuted by the appellant for three offences. One, certifying and subsequently circulating 1 documents with information designed to be prejudicial and harmful to the complainant contrary to section 96 of the Penal Code. Two, inciting commission of an offence contrary to section 390 of the Penal Code and three, being parties to section 22(b) and (c) of the Penal Code for malicious destruction of property contrary to section 326 of the Penal Code. The trial court dismissed all the charges for lack of evidence to prove the offences and for failure by the appellant to obtain consent from the Director of Public Prosecutionsfor the prosecution of the respondents. The appellant lodged an appeal to the High Court but he was not successfulfor the same reasons as were given by the trial court.