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Kitatta challenges trial at army court
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Abdallah Kitatta, the leader of the Boda Boda 2010 on May 04 petitioned the criminal division of the high court challenging his trial at the army court in Makindye. In his suit, Kitata
In his suit, Kitatta wants court to declare that his trial illegal. “I am a civilian and, therefore, my trial at General Court Martial is defective, illegal in law, unlawful, pre-emptive and usurped the powers of the minister under the Firearms Act, Cap. 299 to determine the ammunitions of war thereby violating the Constitution by presiding over non-existent charges,” he argues that as a civilian he should have been prosecuted either at a magistrate’s court or high court but his pleas have been ignored.
Since his arrest about two months ago, Kitatta has been unsuccessfully applying for bail and has been held at Makindye Military police barracks over being found in possession of live ammunition, pistols and a SMG riffle.
