Last week, Dr. Kizza Besigye's wife, Winnie Byanyima, filed a petition at the High Criminal Division of the Uganda High Court, seeking the immediate release of her husband and his co-accused, Hajji Obeid Lutaale.
The amended charges now include Captain Denis Ola, a serving officer in the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) attached to the Armored Brigade, who appeared in court in military uniform alongside the accused. T
Irene Nankya, the widow of Christopher Kayizi, who was shot during the riots in Kampala, recalled the day her husband was killed, leaving her a pregnant widow.
Initially, a five-year jail term was pronounced, but Mugabe deducted the time they had already served, resulting in the final sentence of three months and 22 days at Luzira Prison.
The court heard that between February and October 2023, within and Outside Uganda in diverse places of Lira, Masaka, Arua, Kampala Cities, Bididi Bidi Camp in Yumbe District and Juba City in South Sudan held meetings recruited and formed a rebel group called Uganda Lord's Salvation Army.
The military court heard that between October 2022 and February 2023 in diverse areas of Kampala, Arua, and Mbale cities, the accused persons engaged in war or war-like activities against the government of Uganda by unlawfully recruiting and training people for purposes of prejudicing national security.
Court heard that between November and December 2021, the suspects and others still at large as agents of the Uganda National Coalition, a force that is reportedly engaged in warlike activities against the government of Uganda, recruited people and attacked security posts for purposes prejudicial to the security of Uganda.
A panel of three Court of Appeal Judges released the group without explaining the reasons for the decision. The decision was made by judges Alfonse Owiny Dollo, Elizabeth Musoke and Cheborion Barishaki.
