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Mahakama ya kijeshi ya Uganda imemshtaki mwanasiasa wa upinzani, Dkt Kizza Besigye, pamoja na mshirika wake, Hajj Obeid Lutale, kwa kumiliki silaha nchini Kenya, Ugiriki, na Uswisi.
Walipofikishwa mbele ya mahakama kuu ya kijeshi jijini Kampala, chini ya uenyekiti wa Brigedia Freeman Mugabe, upande wa mashtaka ulieleza kuwa Dkt Besigye na Lutale walipatikana mnamo Novemba 16, 2024, wakiwa katika Riverside Apartments, Nairobi, wakimiliki risasi nane za bastola kinyume cha sheria, ambazo kwa kawaida ni mali ya jeshi la Uganda (UPDF).
Katika shtaka la kwanza, wawili hao wanashtakiwa kwa makosa yanayohusiana na usalama kinyume na kifungu cha 128 (1) (f) cha Sheria ya Jeshi la UPDF, Cap 330. Pia wameshtakiwa kwa kumiliki risasi kinyume na kifungu cha 4 (1) na (2) cha Sheria ya Silaha, Cap 320.
Jeshi linadai kuwa, pamoja na Nairobi, washitakiwa na wengine ambao bado hawajakamatwa walitenda makosa hayo mjini Athens (Ugiriki) na Geneva (Uswisi) kati ya Oktoba 2023 na Novemba 2024.
Mashtaka hayo pia yanadai kuwa Dkt Besigye na Lutale walifanya mikutano jijini Nairobi, Athens, na Geneva kwa lengo la kuomba msaada wa vifaa na kubaini malengo ya kijeshi nchini Uganda, wakiwa na nia ya kuhatarisha usalama wa jeshi la Uganda.
Hata hivyo, wakili mkuu wa utetezi, Erias Lukwago, ambaye pia ni rais wa muda wa chama cha FDC cha Dkt Besigye, alidai kuwa hati ya mashtaka ina kasoro kwa sababu makosa yanayodaiwa yalifanyika nje ya mamlaka ya mahakama ya jeshi ya Uganda na mahakama hiyo iliyo jijini Kampala.
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A Ugandan military court has charged opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye and his ally Hajj Obeid Lutale with possessing arms in Kenya, Greece and Switzerland.
When he was brought before the general court martial in Kampala, chaired by Brig Freeman Mugabe, the prosecution stated that Dr Besigye and Mr Lutale were on November 16, 2024, while at Riverside Apartments in Nairobi, found in unlawful possession of eight rounds of pistol ammunition, which are ordinarily the monopoly of the Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF).
In the first count, the two are charged with offences relating to security contrary to section 128 (1) (f) of the UPDF Act, Cap 330. They are also charged with unlawful possession of ammunition contrary to section 4 (1) & (2) of the Firearms Act, Cap 320.
The army claims that besides Nairobi, the duo, and others still at large, committed the offences in Athens (Greece) and Geneva (Switzerland) between October 2023 and November 2024.
The prosecution also claims that Dr Besigye and Mr Lutale held meetings in Nairobi, Athens and Geneva that were aimed at soliciting logistical support and identifying military targets in Uganda, with the intent to prejudice the security of the Ugandan army.
However, lead defence lawyer Erias Lukwago, who is also interim president of Dr Besigye's FDC Party, argued that the charge sheet was defective since the alleged offences were committed outside the jurisdiction of the Ugandan army and the Kampala-based court.
Walipofikishwa mbele ya mahakama kuu ya kijeshi jijini Kampala, chini ya uenyekiti wa Brigedia Freeman Mugabe, upande wa mashtaka ulieleza kuwa Dkt Besigye na Lutale walipatikana mnamo Novemba 16, 2024, wakiwa katika Riverside Apartments, Nairobi, wakimiliki risasi nane za bastola kinyume cha sheria, ambazo kwa kawaida ni mali ya jeshi la Uganda (UPDF).
Katika shtaka la kwanza, wawili hao wanashtakiwa kwa makosa yanayohusiana na usalama kinyume na kifungu cha 128 (1) (f) cha Sheria ya Jeshi la UPDF, Cap 330. Pia wameshtakiwa kwa kumiliki risasi kinyume na kifungu cha 4 (1) na (2) cha Sheria ya Silaha, Cap 320.
Jeshi linadai kuwa, pamoja na Nairobi, washitakiwa na wengine ambao bado hawajakamatwa walitenda makosa hayo mjini Athens (Ugiriki) na Geneva (Uswisi) kati ya Oktoba 2023 na Novemba 2024.
Mashtaka hayo pia yanadai kuwa Dkt Besigye na Lutale walifanya mikutano jijini Nairobi, Athens, na Geneva kwa lengo la kuomba msaada wa vifaa na kubaini malengo ya kijeshi nchini Uganda, wakiwa na nia ya kuhatarisha usalama wa jeshi la Uganda.
Hata hivyo, wakili mkuu wa utetezi, Erias Lukwago, ambaye pia ni rais wa muda wa chama cha FDC cha Dkt Besigye, alidai kuwa hati ya mashtaka ina kasoro kwa sababu makosa yanayodaiwa yalifanyika nje ya mamlaka ya mahakama ya jeshi ya Uganda na mahakama hiyo iliyo jijini Kampala.
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A Ugandan military court has charged opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye and his ally Hajj Obeid Lutale with possessing arms in Kenya, Greece and Switzerland.
When he was brought before the general court martial in Kampala, chaired by Brig Freeman Mugabe, the prosecution stated that Dr Besigye and Mr Lutale were on November 16, 2024, while at Riverside Apartments in Nairobi, found in unlawful possession of eight rounds of pistol ammunition, which are ordinarily the monopoly of the Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF).
In the first count, the two are charged with offences relating to security contrary to section 128 (1) (f) of the UPDF Act, Cap 330. They are also charged with unlawful possession of ammunition contrary to section 4 (1) & (2) of the Firearms Act, Cap 320.
The army claims that besides Nairobi, the duo, and others still at large, committed the offences in Athens (Greece) and Geneva (Switzerland) between October 2023 and November 2024.
The prosecution also claims that Dr Besigye and Mr Lutale held meetings in Nairobi, Athens and Geneva that were aimed at soliciting logistical support and identifying military targets in Uganda, with the intent to prejudice the security of the Ugandan army.
However, lead defence lawyer Erias Lukwago, who is also interim president of Dr Besigye's FDC Party, argued that the charge sheet was defective since the alleged offences were committed outside the jurisdiction of the Ugandan army and the Kampala-based court.
