Bobi Wine's trial pushed to December
Oct 28, 2019
Grade One magistrate, Esther Nahirya on Monday adjourned the case until December 12, after one of Bobi Wine co-accused was a no show in court.
Bobi Wine. File Photo
Buganda Road Chief Magistrate's Court has deferred the hearing of a case in which Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi is accused of holding an illegal protest.
Grade One magistrate, Esther Nahirya on Monday adjourned the case until December 12, after one of Bobi Wine co-accused was a no show in court.
This is the second time the case has failed to kick-off, despite witnesses being produced in court. The first time, Bobi Wine did not turn up in court and today it was his co-accused David Lule.
During the trial, state attorney Barbra Kyomugisha will prosecute the case while over six lawyers led by Asuman Basalirwa will defend Kyagulanyi and four others.
Bobi Wine is facing the charge of disobedience of statutory duty together with his brother Fred Nyanzi Ssentamu, his bodyguard Edward Sebufu alias Eddie Mutwe, David Lule and Julius Katongole.
They are battling the charges under Section 116 of the Penal Code Act (PCA). The offence attracts a maximum sentence of two-years-imprisonment, on conviction.
The charge stems from his 2018 protests against social media and mobile money charges, which has been introduced by the government to raise the tax base.
All the accused were in court apart from Lule who was reported indisposed.
The case
The prosecution alleges that the accused and others still at large on July 11, 2018, at Constitutional Square in Kampala disobeyed provisions of the Public Order Management Act by holding a public meeting without giving notice to any authorised officer.
It further alleges that the accused refused to coordinate and cooperate with police to ensure that all participants in the demonstration were unarmed and peaceful.
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