High Court dismisses Lukwago bail application citing committal for trial

High Court dismisses Lukwago bail application citing committal for trial

Lukwago escorted by Prison officers at the High Court in Kampala. Kampala, Uganda | URN | The High Court Criminal Division has dismissed a bail application filed by city lawyer Erias Lukwago, ruling that it had been overtaken by events following his committal to the High Court for trial on a charge of misprision of treason. In a ruling delivered on Thursday, Justice David Matovu declined to release Lukwago on bail, holding that the application w…

High Court dismisses Lukwago bail application

Lord Mayor Emeritus, Salongo Erias Lukwago during his appearance before Makindye Chief Magistrates Court. The High Court on Thursday dismissed former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago’s bid for bail, ruling that the application was pinned to a case that ceased to exist the moment he was committed for trial — a procedural finding that kept him in Luzira prison even as the court cleared him on nearly every substantive ground. Justice David Matovu o…