Retired soldier, South Sudanese get five-year jail term over illegal firearm
Sentencing the duo, Gen. Mugabe ruled that the convicts readily pleaded guilty, were remorseful, family men, and that a sentence of five years imprisonment was appropriate on each count.
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RAV/136478 Private (Rtd) Alex Malish (L) and Simon Mokili (R) in dock at the General Court Martial (GCM) at Makindye in Kampala as court accorded them a five-year jail sentence over illegally possessing a gun and one bullet. (Credit: Douglas Mubiru)
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A 48-year-old retired Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldier is to spend the next five years in jail at Kitalya Prison after the General Court Martial