KAMPALA- Prosecution at the General Court Martial says it has fresh charges against Dr. Kiiza Besigye and co-suspect Hajji Obeid Lutale and they are now seeking permission from the Court to have the charge sheet amended to introduce the charge and new suspects. CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS
This has been the revelation of Col. Raphael Mugisha; the lead prosecutor as he informed the 7 member court that during their course of investigations, intelligent information bred new charges which our sources have reliably informed us that its likely to be “Treachery”.
The Treachery charges if brought will now be added to the already existing charges of offenses relating to security and unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition. This now brings the number of charges to three.
However the new charges could not be read today because Dr. Besigye and Hajji Obeid refused their legal team to proceed with any hearing in the absence of one of their lawyer Eron Kiiza who was arrested this morning in the General Court Martial court hall.
The court’s chairman Brig. Gen Freeman Mugabe has now adjourned the case to the 13th/ January on condition that the court first deliberates on the behavior of Eron Kiiza whom be accuses of repeatedly ignoring warnings of shouting and banging bars in the court hall.
The suspects are back on remand at Luzira Upper prison.
