Five NUP supporters have been remanded to Luzira prison on terrorism charges.
Through their lawyer Zephania Zzimbe, the group including Ibrah Muwonge commonly known as Kimbowa Ibrah, Mustafa Lule, Wycliff Makabayi, Opio Patrick commonly known as Wasswa and Vincent Ssenyonga told Court that they were tortured and suffered bruises and pain in their body.
According to Zzimbe, his client Muwonge complains of chest pain, having been tortured at Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence Mbuya after his arrest and Makabayi suffers bruises and pain on the right leg and as such they need to be taken to a scan and given the relevant medical treatment.
However, in response the Judge declined to direct the prison authorities to take the suspects to the hospital saying that there is no proof that they asked for treatment and it was denied.
The Judge remanded the accused persons to 27th May 2024 with an order to the prosecution to avail the accused persons and their lawyers the evidence they intend to bring against them so that they are able to prepare their defense.
Evidence before Court indicates that the group committed the offence 15th December 2022 at Bukasa and Bukomba villages, Nakikokota parish in Luwero district and other for purposes of intimidating the public interfered with electric system by cutting down six electric distribution poles resulting into disruption of electricity supply in the districts of Nakaseke and Luwero
It is also alleged that between November and December 2022at Kivuuvu, Mpoma and Nsanvu villages in Nama sub county Mukono district the accused persons destroyed 12 Electricity Transmission High Voltage pylons on Owen falls Lugogo Transmission line, Bujagali –Kiwanda line and Owen falls Namanve which resulted into disruption of electricity in Uganda.
