Kampala City Hall Court Magistrate Valetian Tumuhimbise has given Prosecution handling the Treason case against Presidential Candidate also former security Minister Henry Tumukunde the last chance to conclude investigations in this case and send him to the High court for trial or he will have to dismiss the case on that day.
Tumukunde in company of his Lawyer Geoffrey Turyamusiima has reported back to Court this morning but the Prosecutor in this case did not come to inform court about DPP’s position in this matter; which prompted Tumukunde’s Lawyer to ask court to dismiss the case; and Magistrate Tumuhimbise gave DPP the last adjournement to 23rd/September/2020.
Tumukunde was on 18th/March/2020 arraigned in court on charges of Treason and Unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition.
He is alleged to have made statements through interviews conducted on Radio and TV stations which seek to promote hatred, violence, encouraging a neighboring country to support him to overthrow the current Government and instigating a mutiny within the armed forces.
He is said to have committed the Treason offence on 5th/March/2020, at NBS Television Kamwokya in Kampala.
Its further alleged that on 13th/March at his office Impala Avenue in Kololo, Tumukunde was found in illegal possession of 2 guns; an Ak47 and a pistol plus 34 rounds of ammunition without a valid firearm licence.
He has since denied the allegation and is out on bail.
