MP Zaake’s Case Starts in Arua

Hearing of a case in which the Member of Parliament Mityana Municipality Francis Zaake is charged for escaping from lawful custody has kicked off. 

The court presided over by the Arua Grade One Magistrate Swaleh Asiku heard that on the 14th August 2018 while receiving treatment from Arua hospital Zaake escaped from custody. 

Three police witnesses were produced in court by the prosecution during a cross-examination by MP Zaake’s Lawyer Medrad Lubega Segona

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Herbert Wanyoto, the Regional Crime Intelligence officer who took MP Zaake to the hospital on the fateful day told court that the MP was first charged of escape from lawful custody and damaging the car in the Presidential convoy.

But Asiku conquered with MP Zaake’s lawyer who demanded for the number plates of the three alleged damaged cars.  

Meanwhile another state witness Corporal Alfred Okello told court that he was directed to open a case against MP Zaake by his supervisor Herbert Wanyoto after he was sent to Arua hospital to guard MP Zaake who had already escaped.  

MP Zaake who was present in Court throughout the six hours of the hearing said he will keep fighting on until he achieves freedom from the State.

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Okello who is now deployed in Maracha district also added that he didn’t know anything about MP Zaake and was only tasked to go and guard the suspect who was nowhere to be seen. 

 Meanwhile, Richard Olony the police officer in charge of the cells testified that he was only made to record the name of MP Zaake, which he admitted had errors before the court when cross-examined.    

Asiku tasked the prosecutors to prepare the remaining submissions to avoid dragging the case for too long. He adjourned the case to May 24th 2019 for further hearing.