High Court Judge, Lawrence Gidudu today morning declined to release Jimmy Lwamafa, Christopher Obey and Stephen Kunsa Kiwanuka on bail.
Gidudu explained that the continued stay of the suspects in Luzira prison has seen the case take off, compared to the earlier Shs 165bn case that was dismissed.
The judge also observed that despite the suspects producing substantial sureties, they did not have the capacity to pay the Shs 88bn in question in case the suspects fled.
Justice Gidudu promised to hear the case within one month, and to set the suspects free if he finds they do not have a case to answer.
Defense lawyers had also argued that the suspects would not flee the country, since they deposited their passports with the court. Justice Gidudu said there are many suspects who have managed to leave the country, even with their passports in court.
In his ruling, Gidudu said that despite the suspects presenting exceptional circumstances for bail like advanced age and ill health, they cannot outweigh the colossal amounts of money in the case. Read more
No comments:
Post a Comment