Verdict in Sheikh Kamoga terror trial expected before Easter

Sheikh Yunus Kamoga (C) chats with some of his co-accused at High Court. Photo by Meddie Musisi.

Tabliq Muslim sect leader, Sheikh Yunus Kamoga, will know before Easter whether allegations that he is a terrorist, have an iota of truth, that necessitate him to defend himself.

On Monday, Justice Ezekiel Muhanguzi said the panel of judges, which he leads, would give a resolution on April 4. The other judges are Jane Kiggundu and Percy Night Tuhaise.

Kamoga is among the 14 men, who are jointly also accused of murder of sheikhs Ibrahim Kirya and Mustafa Bahiga. Easter Sunday is on April 16.

Murder is outlawed under Section 188 and 189 of Uganda's Penal Code Act (PCA).

Kamoga and co-accused allegedly conspired on December 28, 2014, to murder Sheikh Mustafa Bahiga at Bwebajja, Wakiso district.

They purportedly also plotted and murdered Kirya on June 30, 2015 at Bweyogerere Trading Centre in Wakiso.

The accused persons: Sheikh Siraje Kawooya, Sheikh Muhammad Yunus Kamoga, Sheikh Murta Mudde Bukenya, Sheikh Fahad Kalungi, Amir Kinene, Hakim Kinene Muswaswa, Yusuf Kakande, Sheikh Abdulsalam Sekayanja, Abdulhamid Mubiru Sematimba,Hamza Kasirye,Twaha Ssekitto,Rashid Jjingo, Musa Issa Mubiru, and George William Iga