Bobi Wine’s singing partner Ali Bukeni alias Nubian Li, head of his personal bodyguards Eddy Ssebufu alias Eddie Mutwe, producer Dan Magic and other National Unity Platform (NUP) supporters have once again been denied bail after the army court deferred hearing of their bail application.
The group arrested in December last year was today on Monday brought back to Makindye Military Court with the hope that they would be released on bail after spending about six months on remand.
However, the group will spend seven more days on remand at Kitalya prison. The state prosecutor Maj Emmy Ekyaruhanga told court that the bail officers failed to show up in court today as they are away on official duty. The case has been adjourned to next week on Tuesday May 25.
Prosecution alleges that all the 49 suspects and others still at large were on January 3, at Makerere Kavule Kigundu zone found in possession of four rounds of ammunition which is a monopoly of the Defense Forces.
In response to the development, Bobi Wine tweeted saying; “Our comrades appeared at the General Court Martial today for a bail hearing. They have yet again been sent back to Kitalya Prison. The quest for justice and freedom might be long and sometimes frustrating, but in the end, every pain and effort will be worth it.”