At least 49 loyalists of Rwenzururu Kingdom have asked the International Crimes Division of the High Court in Kampala to grant them bail after close to six years in custody.
The applicants are part of the group of Rwenzururu loyalists who were arrested together with their King Charles Wesley Mumbere at the height of a UPDF-led offensive at the headquarters of Kingdom palace in Kasese District in November 2016.
They were subsequently charged with murder, terrorism, treason, malicious damage to property, attempted murder, and aggravated robbery.
Although Mumbere and some of the accused Royal Guards were granted bail in previous applications, 84 members of the initial group of 203 suspects have remained on remand, while 10 of the accused persons have died in prison, according to Rwenzururu Kingdom lawyers led by Alfred Makasi.
Yesterday, Makasi informed Court presided over by Lady Justice Alice Komuhangi Khauka that he had filed an application for bail for some of Mumbere’s co-accused persons who are still on remand at a prison in Jinja and wanted to be given a date for which it will be heard.
They add that while on remand, the suspects whose bail is being sought have been attacked by various ailments for which they seek bail so that they get treatment from their respective homes.
Makasi adds that the rest of the suspects will have their applications submitted at a later date. Lawyer Makasi on application…..
According to the affidavits accompanying the applications, the accused persons all have permanent places of abode in Kasese district, where, according to the lawyer and the suspects, the security situation has since normalized. End.