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Africa-Press<\/a> – Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Lawyer Hassan Male Mabirizi has petitioned the Supreme Court seeking Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo to disqualify himself from chairing a panel of nine justices of the court that will hear the presidential election petition by former presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, challenging President Museveni\u2019s victory in the January 14 election.<\/p>\n

Mr Mabirizi alleges that Justice Owiny-Dollo was part of the legal team that defended the victory of President Museveni who was a presidential candidate in 2006 when his election was challenged in court by his rival Dr Kizza Besigye.<\/p>\n

He says Justice Owiny-Dollo is already biased in favour of Museveni and cannot be impartial to deliver justice in the Kyagulanyi petition against his former client.<\/p>\n

\u201cOwiny-Dollo, CJ was formerly engaged\/ hired as a personal attorney\/ advocate of the first respondent (Mr Museveni) in the lead petition,\u201d Mr Mabirizi avers in his application.\u201cObjectively viewed, Owiny-Dollo is disqualified by prior engagement described above from being sufficiently impartial to adjudicate the head petition at hand,\u201d he further states.The court has set Tuesday next week to hear Mr Mabirizi\u2019s application. A panel of nine justices headed by Chief Justice Owiny Dollo will hear the application.<\/p>\n

Mr Mabirizi also explains that he has brought the application to the attention of the court because he is bound to defend the Constitution and in particular to resist any person or group of persons including judicial officers, seeking to overthrow the constitutional order.<\/p>\n

The application was filed in court on Monday. Mr Mabirizi claims he accessed Justice Owiny-Dollo\u2019s curriculum vitae that he presented to the Judicial Service Commission, which he says confirms that he was part of Mr Museveni\u2019s legal team in the 2006 petition.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn February 12, 2021, I accessed the curriculum vitae of Owiny-Dollo, presented to the Judicial Service Commission for appointment as Deputy Chief Justice in the year 2017. At page 2 of the said CV, he states that in 2006, he was a member of the defence team for Yoweri K. Museveni (1st respondent in Bobi petition) in the presidential election, Col. Rtd Dr Kizza Besigye Vs Yoweri Museveni and the EC,\u201d Mr Mabirizi states.<\/p>\n

When an application for a judge to disqualify himself or herself from hearing a case for alleged conflict of interest or other good reason, the said judge listens to the reasons advanced by the complainant and makes a ruling on whether to quit or stay.<\/p>\n

Mr Kyagulanyi, in his petition filed on February 1, seeks to annul Mr Museveni\u2019s victory on grounds that his election was fraudulent and conducted outside the electoral laws which substantially tilted the outcome in his favour.<\/p>\n

Among his other prayers, Mr Kyagulanyi wants Mr Museveni\u2019s victory annulled with the EC to organize fresh elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Uganda. Lawyer Hassan Male Mabirizi has petitioned the Supreme Court seeking Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo to disqualify himself from chairing a panel of nine justices of the court that will hear the presidential election petition by former presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, challenging President Museveni\u2019s victory in the January 14 election. 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