{"id":28477,"date":"2022-03-23T17:57:15","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T17:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/?p=28477"},"modified":"2022-03-23T16:04:42","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T16:04:42","slug":"committal-proceedings-for-jailed-mps-ssegirinya-ssewanyana-adjourned-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/committal-proceedings-for-jailed-mps-ssegirinya-ssewanyana-adjourned-again","title":{"rendered":"Committal proceedings for jailed MPs Ssegirinya, Ssewanyana adjourned again"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>The State has has concluded investigations into the murder case against jailed opposition legislators Muhammad Ssegirinya (Kawempe North) and Allan Ssewanyana (Makindye West).<\/p>\n

Appearing before Masaka Grade One Magistrate, the area Resident State Attorney, Mr Richard Birivumbuka also told court that \u201cthe committal papers for the accused persons to high court for trial will be ready in the next court sitting.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Birivumbuka also informed Wednesday\u2019s presiding magistrate, Ms Christine Nantegge, that the State was not able to make amendments in the charge sheet as promised in the last court sitting.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is because the MPs\u2019 co-accused keeps playing hide and seek with prison authorities. We will be able to align a one Ssenyonga in court in the next sitting,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

According to Mr Birivumbuka, Ssenyonga is currently on remand at Kitalya Prison.<\/p>\n

Defense lawyers led by Kampala Lord Mayor Mr Erias Lukwago said \u201cthe application to adjourn the matter was just intentional for the State to violate the accused persons\u2019 freedom and rights by continuing to keep them in jail.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you [State] have completed investigations, why not commit them to High Court, we ask court to exercise it discretion and release the accused persons on bail since they are just a few days away to clock the constitutional six months on remand,\u201d he observed.<\/p>\n

WATCH: State to amend charges in Ssegirinya, Ssewanyana case<\/b><\/p>\n

Another defence lawyer, Ms Shamim Malende, told court that detention of her clients is an obstacle to their ambitions of contesting in the ongoing speakership race.<\/p>\n

\u201cHon Allan Ssewanyana and I have already expressed our interest to contest for speakership. Hon Ssegirinya intends to contest for deputy speakership when the sit falls vacant. We ask Parliament to halt the process if there are no proper ways of how these MPs in custody will vote,\u201d Ms Malende, who also doubles as the Kampala woman MP remarked.<\/p>\n

Grade One Magistrate Ms Nantegge adjourned the matter to April 6, 2022- insisting that \u201ccourt cannot release the accused legislators on bail as defense lawyers wanted since the constitutional six months have not yet elapsed.\u201d<\/p>\n

For your information<\/b><\/p>\n

The two MPs, who have been on remand since September 20, 2021 were first accused of murder, attempted murder and aiding and abetting terrorism alongside several other suspects arrested in connection with last year\u2019s spate of killings that left 26 people dead in Greater Masaka. They were later granted bail but re-arrested as they left prisons, and slapped with fresh charges.<\/p>\n

The case has since been adjourned several times either due to the absence of the prosecutor or on the State\u2019s request for more time.<\/p>\n

READ: I’ve received death threats, State prosecutor in Ssegirinya, Ssewanyana case tells court<\/b><\/p>\n

In their requests for adjournment, the State has on several occasions argued that the evidence collected by police thus far is not sufficient for the MPs to be committed to High Court for trial.<\/p>\n

[email protected]<\/b><\/p>\n

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