Secret plans to ferry Besigye international supporters to attend court in the offing.
The Kenyan lead Counsel in Dr Kizza Besigye’s case before the Makindye General Court Martial, Martha Karua has criticized UPDF soldiers at the court premises of subjecting her to a body search twice.
Martha made the criticism on Monday when she and other lawyers representing Besigye and his co accused Hajji Obed Lutale Kamulegeya after the court session.
Out of the 35 lawyers, Martha Karua and others were initially denied entry to court premises with their gadgets including mobile phones.
This prompted their colleague Counsel Annest Kalibbala to make a request to the Court Chairman Brig Gen Freeman Mugabe, to allow his colleagues access court with their gadgets citing that they are important tools in their work. A request that the Chairman granted.
“ I want to register my strongest complaint for the intended humiliation of subjecting me to a body search twice; first I was subjected to a thorough body search at the gate leading to the court premises by soldiers, after a few meters away, they took me to a second body search, what had they not seen at the first search that I had here?,” the angry Martha karua who is also former Minister for Justice in Kenya said.
She said; She expected Uganda Law Counsel to expeditiously offer her a special temporary practicing certificate that will allow her lead a team of lawyers from several parts of Africa.
“We under the umbrella of the Pan African Lawyers Forum are going to use several lawyers from the African continent which include Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania and Ghana. Expect us and other politicians to file several objections and cases against both Kenya and Uganda governments for violating several treaties when they abducted our clients,” Martha flanked by several lawyers said.
“This modern way of technology, we use our telephones and computers to make research and refer to several authorities required, we no long need to carry forests of books in court, this is what was also done at Ugandan Law Counsel {ULC) when we applied for Martha’s application for a temporary special practicing certificate on line, but instead they preferred a hard copy”, Lukwago said.
Besigye and his longtime friend Lutale are charged with four counts relating to Security. In one of the charges, State alleges that the duo was on November 16, 2024 found in possession of a pistol model 27 KAL No 765, which is ordinarily the monopoly of the Defence Forces.
Members of different political parties stood in solidarity with Besigye and Lutale on Monday and these included; Commissioner of Parliament and NUP official, Hon. Mathias Mpuuga and CP president Ken Lukyamuzi the man. The Vice Charmin of the Democratic Party (DP) Imaam Makumbi was also in attendance.
An old man at 85, John Chrysostom Kiwanuka who came to court walking with the assistance of a stick amused many when he said he had come to stand surety for Besigye.
“I have come from Najembe ward in Buikwe district, to stand surety for Dr Kiiza Besigye whom I have known for long. I want to stand surety for him because he is a freedom fighter and hope that court finds me substantial. I joined DP Party in 1957 from Lubaga where I was a student”, said Kiwanuka.
By; Siraje Lubwama,
Senior Investigative Journalist in crime, court land matters, human Rights.
Freelance Journalist, with Alternative Digitalk
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