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NRM caucus supports new UPDF law to try 'armed' civilians in Court Martial first

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Chief Whip Obua Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The NRM caucus will support the proposed amendments to the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Act as presented by the Attorney General. This includes a proposal of trying civilians accused of illegally possessing specific firearms before the Court Martial first, although these will be given the prerogative to appeal their sentences before other courts. The revelation was made by Hamson Obua,…
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NRM Caucus Backs Proposed Amendments To UPDF Act, Court Martial Resurrected!

By Spy Uganda The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) Caucus has agreed to support proposed amendments to the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Act, as presented by the Attorney General. Among the key changes is a provision allowing civilians accused of illegally possessing specific firearms to be tried before the Court Martial as a first…

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NRM Caucus Backs Proposal to Try Civilians with Illegal Firearms in Court Martial

The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) Parliamentary Caucus has thrown its weight behind proposed amendments to the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Act to try civilians accused of illegally possessing specific firearms before the Court Martial first. Hamson Obua, Government Chief Whip in a statement he issued while announcing what transpired in the Caucus meeting held today, Friday 21, Feb 2025, at State House Entebbe, said they wil…

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NRM caucus supports new UPDF law to try 'armed' civilians in Court Martial first

Chief Whip Obua Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The NRM caucus will support the proposed amendments to the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Act as presented by the Attorney General. This includes a proposal of trying civilians accused of illegally possessing specific firearms before the Court Martial first, although these will be given the prerogative to appeal their sentences before other courts. The revelation was made by Hamson Obua,…

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The Independent Uganda: broke the news in on Saturday, February 22, 2025.
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