KAMPALA- The Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court charged and remanded the three nude anti-corruption protestors to Luzira prison.
The trio who are; Norah Kobusingye 24, Praise Aloikin Opoloje and Kemitoma Kyenzibo appeared before the Chief Magistrate, Mr Ronald Kayiizi who remanded them until September 12 after failing to present sureties.
They however denied the charge of common nuisance contrary to section 148(1) of the Penal Code Act as slapped against them by the state.
However through their lawyer Mr Paul Wasswa had asked court to have the matter stood over for 30minutes as the getting sureties as they did not have sufficient one at the moment and that court has a duty to exercise its discretion to release them without sureties.
“It is late and I have been the only Judicial Officer who has worked today (yesterday) at Buganda Road Court because others have gone for a two day training. It is not possible for me to have the matter adjourned to tomorrow,” Mr Kayiizi held.
Prosecution led by Mr Ivan Kyazze told the court that inquiries in the matter were complete.
According to the charge sheet, the prosecution states that Kobusinye, Aloikin and Kyenzibo and others still at large on September 2, 2024 at Parliamentary Avenue, Central Division in the Kampala District made a procession in the middle of the road while half naked and with writings on their bodies an act not authorized by law thereby causing annoyance or obstruction or inconvenience to the public in the exercise of common rights.
