There was a moment of tension at the High Court during the opening of the treason trial, against veteran opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye and his aide Hajji Obeid Lutale, when Besigye collapsed inside the courtroom while protesting a decision by the court to compel him to be represented by state-appointed lawyers. The incident occurred […]
The presiding judge in the hearing of the treason case against veteran opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye, and his co accused Hajji Obeid Lutale, Justice Emmanuel Baguma has ordered to the director of the Judiciary’s criminal division, to provide state lawyers for the duo to enable commencement of their trial. On Monday, following their arraignment […]
Veteran opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye, and his co accused Hajji Obeid Lutale have raised concern on receiving a fair trial after his defense team being targeted. Besigye voiced the concerns before the High Court on Tuesday, shortly after Justice Emmanuel Baguma declined to temporarily stay proceedings in his human rights application against Chief of […]
The Makindye Chief Magistrate’s court has denied bail and further remanded former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago, to Luzira prison until Tuesday, when the trial magistrate will pass her ruling on the bail application. On Monday, Makindye Chief Magistrate Sarah Basemera, was expected to deliver her ruling on Luwago’s bail application, Lukwago was arraigned before […]
The lead counsel for veteran opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye, and his aide Hajji Obeid Lutale Kamulega, Kenyan Senior Counsel, Martha Karua has been blocked from entering Uganda at Entebbe International Airport, to defend her fellow defence counsel Erias Lukwago, as he seeks bail today in his misprision of treason case. According to the Uganda […]
The former Kampala Lord Mayor and president of People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) party, Erias Lukwago has been picked up by security operatives attached to the Special Forces Command (SFC), from his home in Wakaliga, a Kampala suburb. According to videos circulating on social media, heavily armed operatives in military camouflage are seen taking strategic […]
On Wednesday, High Court Judge Emmanuel Baguma blocked veteran politician Col Dr. Kizza Besigye from raising his concerns before the court leading to a standoff between the judge and Besigye. Dr. Kizza Besigye who had been brought together with his aide Hajj Obeid Lutale to take plea over charges of treason and misprision of treason, […]
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