Bobi Wine charged, remanded to Makindye

Aug 16, 2018

Army spokesperson Brig. Richard Karemire says Bobi Wine was charged with unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition.

CRIME

KAMPALA - Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi (aka Bobi Wine) was Thursday remanded to Makindye Military Barracks in Kampala, the army has said.

UPDF spokesperson Brig. Richard Karemire said in a statement that Kyagulanyi was charged with unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition.

He appeared before the General Court Martial in Gulu and "charged under S 119 (1) (h) of the UPDF Act, 2005 on accounts of unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition".

For now, the legislator will remain on remand for one week.

Below is Karemire's statement in full:

The country may recall the ugly events of Monday 13th August 2018 in Arua Municipality as the campaigns came to a close, a crowd in an illegal procession pelted stones at the convoy of H.E the President breaking the rear glass window of one of the cars and later one person was shot dead in this whole fracas.

As part of the investigations into these acts of violence, the Police arrested key organizers and participants including Hon Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi the Member of Parliament for Kyadondo East Constituency. During the search of his hotel room by
investigators, he was found possessing arms and ammunition which are ordinarily a monopoly of the Defence Forces.

Consequently, Hon Kyagulanyi has today been arraigned before the General Court Martial in Gulu and charged under S 119 (1) (h)of the UPDF Act, 2005 on accounts of unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition. He has subsequently been remanded till 23rd August 2018.