Tag Archives: military court

KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | A Ugandan military court has ordered the release of 32 Kenyan nationals who were previously sentenced to 20 years in prison for illegal possession of firearms and ammunition. The decision by the General Court Martial (GCM), which convened late Wednesday, overturned an earlier ruling by …

Kampala, Uganda | THEINDEPENDENT | The Attorney General, Kiryowa Kiwanuka has said that court rulings on whether the military court should try civilians plunged his chambers into confusion. Kiwanuka, in a speech at the opening of the New Law Year 2023, said the confusion is arising from the judgments from the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A military court in Beni town in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced to 15 years of hard labor, two collaborators of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels. The convicts are Kavugho Mayani and Mweki Kambale. The court was presided over by Major Kalambayi …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Fifth Infantry Division military court is set to prosecute four Suspected South Sudanese gang members who were arrested over illegal possession of firearms and ammunition. The suspects who have been in military detention for a month were arrested from Lucom village in Kitgum District …

Moroto, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda People’s Defense Forces, (UPDF) has welcomed a resolution by Abim, Kotido and Moroto District Security Committees to try cattle thieves using bows and arrows in the military court. Previously, such suspects appeared in civilian courts but North Karamoja has lately resolved to try them …

Yaoundé, Cameroon | AFP |  A military court in Cameroon on Tuesday handed a life sentence to the head of the country’s anglophone separatist movement, Julius Sisiku Ayuk Tabe, in a move that analysts said could inflame the 22-month-old revolt. Ayuk Tabe, a charismatic leader widely deemed as a moderate in …