By Editorial,
The General Court Martial in Makindye has sentenced 16 National Unity Platform supporters to three months and 22 days in prison on charges of treachery and possession of 13 explosive devices.
However, court said they will be jailed for three months and 22 days considering that they have already spent three years and eight months on remand
The convicts were also cautioned for the illegal possession of ammunition.
The individuals sentenced are Olivia Lutaaya, Rashid Ssegujja and David Mafabi among others.
Many convicts led by Muhydin Kakooza, expressed so, stating that after pleading guilty and spending over three years on remand, they had hoped not to be sent back to prison. During the court session, they called on President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to pardon them. END