By Hanning Mbabazi Gozanga
Eight people suspected of having participated in the murder of AIGP Andrew Felix Kaweesi will have to wait for more weeks, infact, up to April 11 before their release on bail.
This came after court on Friday afternoon refused to let them go for failure to meet their bail conditions and were instead sent back to Luzira prisons till 11 April when they return.
The Eight had returned from Luzira to the International crimes Division of the High court to have their release Bail applications signed by the judge so they could join their respective families who had been waiting in anticipation but this never happened.
Early this week, Justice Lydia Mugambe of the International Crimes Division had released the group on bail but tasked them to produce their identity documents and letters indicating their places of residence.
The state prosecutor, Lino Anguzo told court that the two terms had not been met by the accused and asked for more time to have the documents verified.
“The state has just embarked on the process of verifying the residences of the suspects and it is not yet complete, ”Anguzo said.
Added “We have issues regarding their IDs that we want to present to court but we have not yet got feedback from the National Identification and Registration Authority.”
The state prosecutor asked for more time to have the documents verified.
In response, the defence lawyers led by Ladislaud Rwakafuuzi said, the state had earlier verified the documents when the suspects had applied for bail, but Justice Mugambe interjected, saying that both sides should take part in verification of the documents presented by the suspects.
“Both of you are supposed to work together to ensure their identity documents are verified and they should also verify documents showing their places of residence after being granted bail, ”Mugambe said.
“We cannot just let them go without knowing where to get them in case of anything,” She added.
Efforts by the defence lawyers to claim that they have failed to get documents in regards to the suspects’ places of residence following intimidation by state agents fell on deaf ears thus the judge adjourning the matter to April 11 2019 and suspects returned to the University of Understanding.
Before the court session started, there was heavy deployment of both uniform and plain clothed security operatives around Kololo International Crimes Division court.
It was highly suspected that the security operatives were to re-arrest the suspects incase they were released on Friday.
The 8 suspects include; Abdul Rashid Mbaziira, Aramanzani Noordin Higenyi, Bruhan Baryejusa, Shafik Kasujja, Yusuf Siraje Nyanzi, Joshua Magezi Kyambadde, Yusuf Mugerwa and Jibril Kalyango.
They are part of the 23 suspects arrested over the murder of AIGP Andrew Felix Kaweesi in 2017 but their colleagues are already out on bail.
Kaweesi was killed in cold blood on March 17, 2017 in the city suburbs of Kulambiro in Nakawa division together with his body guard Kenneth Erau and driver Geoffrey Mambewo.
