Kaweesi murder suspects released on bail

The Magistrate has ordered each of the seven suspects to sign a non-cash bond of sh50m while their  surities should execute a bond of sh500 million not cash to ensure that the suspects return to court as and when they are required.

The  suspects filed for bail through their lawyer Ladislaus Rwakafuuzi last week after spending six months on remand without being committed to the Highcourt for trial.

Out of the 22 suspects that were arrested over Kaweesi murder, only eight were committed last month to the High Court for trial.

Last month, judge Margaret Oguli Oumo ordered that the 22 suspects in the murder of former police spokesman AIGP Andrew Felix Kaweesi each be compensated sh80 million after the High Court in Kampala found that they had been tortured in detention.

Judge Oguli ruled that the 22 suspects’ “rights to life and liberty were violated by government security officers, yet they are mere suspects and innocent till proved guilty.”

The release on bail of the seven, leaves seven other suspects in custody who have not clocked the mandatory period on remand and have been sent back on remand untill November 23, 2017 as inquiries into their case continue.

The law requires that if an accused person charged with a capital offense completes 180 days on remand without being committed for trial , he or she is entittled to a mandatory release on bail.