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@kfm Mon, 25 Sep 2023 15:20:16

Court declines to stay criminal proceedings against MPs Ssegirinya, Ssewanyana

Court has declined to halt criminal proceedings against Makindye West Member of Parliament, Mr. Allan Ssewanyana, and his Kawempe North counterpart, Muhammad Ssegirinya. The two legislators had filed an application before the High Court seeking a temporary suspension of proceedings to allow the Constitutional Court hear and dispose of a petition filed challenging the legality of their criminal trials both in the International Crimes Division and Masaka courts. The MPs are charged with terrorism and murder in connection to the Masaka killings in 2021. Justice Alice Komuhangi Kaukha has dismissed their application on grounds that it lacks merit since her court had already pronounced itself on the simultaneous trials and the confidential hearings of certain witnesses. The Judge added that it […]

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