Ugandans held in UK on terror charges
Sep 13, 2006
TWO Ugandan brothers were on Monday charged with training for terror in the UK. Yassin Mutegombwa and Hassan Mutegombwa, from Kyagwe county, have been staying in Norwood, South London.
By Norman Miwam
TWO Ugandan brothers were on Monday charged with training for terror in the UK. Yassin Mutegombwa and Hassan Mutegombwa, from Kyagwe county, have been staying in Norwood, South London.
The brothers are said to have received weapons and training this year at camps in the New Forest, a posh area 12 miles from Southampton and Berkshire. They become the first Ugandans to face British courts under the new Terrorist Act 2006.
They were charged with two others; Mustafa Abdullah of Stockwell SW4 and Musa Ahmet of Eltham, London.
Yassin would have been charged in Hampshire where he is alleged to have committed the offence, but Crown Prosecution Service Press officer Cate Sussex said, “Considering the nature of the offence, this is dealt with at our national headquarters.â€
CPS officer Russell Hayes confirmed that Mutegombwa appeared before the City of Westminster magistrate and faces three counts of attending training sessions for terrorism during the months of April, May and June respectively.
The Terrorism Act in Britain that became a law in March 2006, turns into an offence to be at a place when and where the training is taking place and it also includes clauses banning the glorification of terrorism.
According to the charge sheet presented to the presiding magistrate, Hassan Mutegombwa, 20, of Upper Norwood, the youngest of the suspects, faces a single charge of procuring funds for terrorism.
Uganda’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, Joan K. Rwabyomere, confirmed that, “Yes, we have learnt about it, but the matter is with the Police.â€
The four men were remanded in custody until Tuesday, October 10, when they will appear at the Old Bailey.
TWO Ugandan brothers were on Monday charged with training for terror in the UK. Yassin Mutegombwa and Hassan Mutegombwa, from Kyagwe county, have been staying in Norwood, South London.
The brothers are said to have received weapons and training this year at camps in the New Forest, a posh area 12 miles from Southampton and Berkshire. They become the first Ugandans to face British courts under the new Terrorist Act 2006.
They were charged with two others; Mustafa Abdullah of Stockwell SW4 and Musa Ahmet of Eltham, London.
Yassin would have been charged in Hampshire where he is alleged to have committed the offence, but Crown Prosecution Service Press officer Cate Sussex said, “Considering the nature of the offence, this is dealt with at our national headquarters.â€
CPS officer Russell Hayes confirmed that Mutegombwa appeared before the City of Westminster magistrate and faces three counts of attending training sessions for terrorism during the months of April, May and June respectively.
The Terrorism Act in Britain that became a law in March 2006, turns into an offence to be at a place when and where the training is taking place and it also includes clauses banning the glorification of terrorism.
According to the charge sheet presented to the presiding magistrate, Hassan Mutegombwa, 20, of Upper Norwood, the youngest of the suspects, faces a single charge of procuring funds for terrorism.
Uganda’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, Joan K. Rwabyomere, confirmed that, “Yes, we have learnt about it, but the matter is with the Police.â€
The four men were remanded in custody until Tuesday, October 10, when they will appear at the Old Bailey.