Bishop Kibuuka defies court summons in defamation case

Ssewungu and Uganda Catholic lawyers' member who is also the Masaka district chairperson Jude Mbabali leaving court

Buganda Road Court has extended criminal summons against the newly concreted Evangelical Orthodox Bishop, Jacinto Kibuuka, to appear in court to answer charges of committing acts that wound or injure the feeling of Catholics.

Kibuuka was today supposed to appear in court to plead to the charges of uttering words with deliberate intention of wounding religious feeling of Catholics contrary to section 122 of the Penal Code Act Cap 120 but in vain.

However, his lawyer Anthony Wameli informed court that his client was unable to come to court because he received the summons late (yesterday afternoon).

Mbabali before the Magistrate Mawanda

The suit against Kibuuka was filed in court by Kalungu East Member of Parliament Joseph Ssewungu and a group of lawyers from the Uganda Catholic lawyers Society.

According to the charge sheet signed by magistrate Ereemye Mawanda, Bishop Kibuuka is wanted for allegedly uttering demeaning words against Archbishop Cyprian Kizito Lawanga and Gulu Diocese Archbishop John Baptist Odama, who he referred to as ""abayaaye" (crooks).

The case has been adjourned to December 8.