Kampala, Uganda| GODFREY SSALI | Hearing of an application filed by 19 people arrested in connection with the murder of AIGP Andrew Felix Kaweesi, seeking medical examination for the injuries allegedly sustained as a result of the Nalufenya detention torture, has been heard by High court Judge Magret Oguli Oumo. Their …
Read More »Relatives of Kaweesi murder suspects locked outside court
Relatives of Kaweesi murder suspects locked outside court Relatives of the 20 people arrested in connection to the murder of AIGP Andrew Felix Kaweesi turned rowdy after being blocked from accessing Nakawa Court premises to know how far the state has reached in investigating their case. The relatives of the …
Read More »US urges UN to investigate DRC murders
United Nations, United States | AFP | The United States on Monday urged the United Nations to establish a special investigation into the murder of two UN experts who had been gathering evidence of mass graves in the Democratic Republic of Congo. US Ambassador Nikki Haley, in Geneva for meetings …
Read More »Ivan Kamyuka murder trial starts
Ivan Kamyuka, the man who is alleged to have committed murder in Kampala’s Club Guvnor, has appeared before the High Court in Kampala in one of 40 cases being handled in a criminal session presided over by Justice Wilson Kwesiga. Kamyuka denied killing a one Jonny Ahimbisbwe in a fight over a …
Read More »VIDEO: Chaos as Kaweesi murder suspects appear in court
VIDEO: Chaos as Kaweesi murder suspects appear in court Chaos erupted at the Nakawa Chief Magistrates’ Court after relatives of suspects in the AIGP Andrew Kaweesi murder case threatened to dump children with prisons officers, arguing they don’t have what to feed the children since their fathers are in jail. …
Read More »Former top Chinese cop executed for murder
Beijing, China | AFP | A former regional police chief in China was executed for murder, state media said Friday, after reports described his victim as a lover more than three decades his junior. Zhao Liping, 65, was found guilty of murder, bribery and possession of firearms and explosives by …
Read More »Maj. Kiggundu murder suspects denied bail
The High Court in Kampala has declined to release on bail four people said to have murdered Maj. Muhammad Kiggundu and his body guard Sgt. Stephen Mukasa in November last year. Justice Wilson Kwesiga ruled that there is no evidence on record that the accused persons’ right to afair and speedy …
Read More »Kaweesi murder suspects number 20, appear at Nakawa court
Twenty people including a woman who were arrested in connection with the murder of former AIGP Andrew Felix Kaweesi have appeared before Nakawa Magistrate Court again on Thursday and sent back on remand to Luzira Prison until June 1. According to State Prosecutor Joyce Anyango the investigations into this case …
Read More »Major Kiggundu suspects committed to the War Crimes Court for trial
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has ordered the trial of four suspects in the Maj. Muhammad Kiggundu and Sergeant Stephen Mukasa murder trial, to be taken before the International Crimes Division of the High Court. The accused; Sheikh Yahaya Mwanjje, Muhammad Buyondo, Ssekandi Musa and Ssendegeya Abdul Wahab had …
Read More »Seven more charged over Kaweesi murder
Seven more suspects in the murder of former police spokesman AIGP Andrew Felix Kaweesi were on Thursday brought to court while Grade one magistrate Noah Sajjabi also issued production warrants for two others. That brings the number of suspects to 22, as 13 were been produced in court earlier. The suspects …
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