Daudi Kiribedda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
High Court to hear Brigadier Tumukunde petition in camera SOLOMON MUYITA KAMPALA THE State yesterday convinced the High Court to hear Brig. Henry Tumukunde's application, challenging his military trial, in camera.
When court convened to hear the matter yesterday, the acting Director of Civil Litigation, Mr Joseph Matsiko, asked for the hearing to be under closed doors "because it had issues concerning the (UPDF) High Command." He said all parties had agreed upon the issue.
Tumukunde's team of lawyers, who included Enos Tumusiime, McDusman Kabega, Oscar Kambona and Ronald Oine, did not object to the application.
Justice Richard Okumu Wengi subsequently ordered the press and public out of court. The High Court premises remained under tight guard by Military Police during the proceedings.
Tumukunde faces was charged with spreading harmful propaganda before the General Court Martial chaired by Lt. Gen. Elly Tumwine, and has been on remand since May 30.
He has separate charges of creation of ghost soldiers on the army payroll in which the UPDF allegedly lost over Shs120 million. This trial is also heard in camera.
Tumukunde is challenging his Court Martial trial, saying the court was illegally constituted, as the Army High Command never appointed it.
He claims that Tumwine cannot preside over his trial when he actively participated and chaired some of the meetings that recommended his prosecution.
But the Army refuted the claims in an affidavit sworn by the Chief of Military Intelligence, Col. Noble Mayombo.
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