Two men who jumped into Parliament Chambers re-arrested sent to Luzira Prison
Two men who intentionally jumped into the Parliament Chambers on February 19, 2020, while legislators were having their discussions have been sent to Luzira Prison.
Charles Kafeero Mutasa and Darfala Ssenjako as the two identified men have been rearrested and detained in Luzira Prison until March 26, 2020, for illegally trespassing into the Parliament territory.
Following their I’ll mannered conduct, the two men were charged with four cases including criminal trespass, malicious damage to property and interrupting parliamentary proceedings.
As a result, they were on February 25, 2020, released on a cash bail of Shs1 million each and ordered to deposit their original national identity cards before Court, however, information indicated that the two failed to fulfil their bail conditions.
Although they were able to pay the bail money, they failed to produce their national identity cards on claims that the cards got lost during their arrest.
However, detective sergeant Alex Jurua attached to Parliament told City Hall Court’s grade one magistrate, Ms Fatuma Nabirye, that they (police) have only photocopies of the suspects’ ID cards recovered during their arrest.
It is against this background that the magistrate advised their advocate, Mr Eron Kiiza to file an application seeking a review of bail terms before a chief magistrate’s court at Buganda road, adding that she could not review their bail terms.
Ms Nabirye further directed prison authorities to take the suspects for medical treatment after they claimed that they had internal head injuries and that they were coughing blood, which injuries were allegedly sustained during their ‘brutal arrest’.
The magistrate ordered the state prosecutor, Ms Viola Tusingwire to present her witnesses on March 26, 2020, since investigations into the case are complete.
Prosecution states that Kafeero and Ssenjako without any lawful excuse jumped from the visitors’ gallery into the plenary chamber thus paralyzing Parliamentary proceedings.
The two men who are also alleged to have maliciously damaged a wall clock at Parliament were heard chanting anti-corruption messages as they were being led out by the Parliament security team.
