Kasangati,
23rd/September/2014;
A Vision Group journalist, Adrian Bwanika Bbaale has on 23rd
September, asked court to dismiss a case in which the Kasangati based
police accuses him of ‘Disobedience of lawful orders’. This was
after the State Attorney prosecuting the matter failed to turn-up in
court.
Bwanika,
through his lawyers Catherine Anite and Kirabira Tonny Raymond prayed
to the Grade 2 Magistrate Court at Kasangati presided over by His
Worship Okoth Richard Loo, to withdraw the charges as prosecution
seems to have lost interest in the matter as evidenced by their
absence in Court.
On
the 2nd
of September, Bwanika was arrested and remanded to jail on
allegations that he disobeyed lawful orders of a police officer on
duty, Detective Assistant Yaye Paul at Kasangaati police station in
Wakiso district. Prosecution led by one Rachael told court on that
date that investigations into the matter were complete, and
accordingly, court fixed 23rd
of September for the hearing.
The
court adjourned the matter to 07th
October, 2014.
“The
State should withdraw this matter since it has failed to turn up to
prosecute the case. The police should desist from instituting tramped
up charges against journalists who seek and impart information deemed
critical of the force.” said HRNJ-Uganda’s National Coordinator,
Robert Ssempala.
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