Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has written a missive in support of the trial of civilians in military courts. He argued that Court Martials have brought peace to the country by taking quick action against criminals, especially in the Karamoja region. The president has meanwhile directed Gen …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Supreme Court has delivered another landmark ruling indicating that Civil Courts do not have the powers or jurisdiction to hear appeals filed by soldiers tried and convicted by Military Courts. This was a unanimous decision delivered on Wednesday by five Supreme Court Justices, led …
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Court-martial adjourns Besigye case over legal representation Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN |The Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) general court-martial has remanded Rtd. Colonel Dr. Kiiza Besigye and Obeid Lutaale Kamulegeya to Luzira and Kitalya prisons, respectively. Appearing before the Makindye-based military court on Wednesday afternoon, chaired by …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Military Police were called in to calm the General Court Martial in Makindye, after the bail application for 28 supporters of the National Unity Platform (NUP) was has for the third timedismissed. The 28 are facing trial of unlawful possession of ammunition. Immediately after the ruling …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief of Staff for the Uganda Rapid Deployment Capability Center, Brig. Flavia Byekwaso has challenged UPDF officers, deployed within the court-martial setups to be mindful of the prevailing political interests in the course of dispensing justice to the offenders and complainants alike. The court …
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Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 5th Division court martial has dismissed with disgrace some of the soldiers who were seen in a video clip flogging a suspect accused of stealing a motorcycle. Corporal Odong Otto Richard Burton, the then Lagot Detach Commander, and Privates Mungu Acel Sunday, Ogwang Dennis, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF General Court Martial sitting in Makindye, has remanded 31 suspects, including seven soldiers, to Luzira and Military Police Barracks on charges related to an alleged plot to overthrow the government of Uganda. Captain Denish Oola Oyaa, Lieutenant Benjamin Oduru,Warrant …
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Mogadishu, Somalia | THE INDEPENDENT | Two UPDF majors have been charged in Somalia in regard to the May 2023 Al-Shabaab attack that left 54 soldiers dead. Steven Oluka and Zadock Obor who are accused of ordering Uganda People’s Defence Forces –UPDF combatants to withdraw when Al-Shabaab raided their base, …
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But Justice Minister Mao vows to free the civilians COVER STORY | DICTA ASIIMWE & AGATHER ATUHAIRE | This October is a do-or-die month for the Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Nobert Mao. It is the month, he has said, that will see him fulfill his pledge to ensure …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Brigadier Freeman Robert Mugabe has been reappointed as the Chairperson of the General Court Martial. In a message from President Museveni which Uganda Radio Network has seen, Mugabe who was appointed last year to replace Lt General Andrew Gutti had his one-year contract renewed on …
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