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Court Martial Sentences Man to 3 Years in Prison for Illegal Possession of Military Wear, Ammunition

by Our Reporter
January 17, 2023
Court Martial Sentences Man to 3 Years in Prison for Illegal Possession of Military Wear, Ammunition

Musinguzi Denis in the dock

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The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) General Court Martial sitting in Makindye, Kampala City, has sentenced and set free two people charged with unlawful possession of defence stores and unlawful possession of military clothing and ammunition, respectively.

Musinguzi Denis, a male adult, aged 24 years, was sentenced to three (03) years eleven (11) months and fourteen (14) days imprisonment in Kitalya government prison.

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While reading the sentence, Court Martial Chairman, Brig Gen Freeman Mugabe, said the accused was charged with the offence of unlawful possession of defence stores contrary to section 160(1) and (2) of the UPDF Act 2005 on the 14th day of November 2022 and pleaded guilty.

The brief facts about the case were read to the accused and he accepted them to be true.

On the past record, counsel for the state submitted that the convict is not a first-time offender because, in July 2021, he was arrested and charged on Case N0.CRB/689 Entebbe main police station convicted and sentenced to caution.

Counsel for the state further submitted that in October 2021, the convict and others were arrested and charged with unlawful possession of government stores and served seven (07) months in Kigo government prison.

While in mitigation, Counsel for the convict submitted that the convict has been in lawful custody for four (04) months and was now remorseful and therefore prayed for a custodial sentence.

After listening to both counsels for the state and the convict, the court deliberated on the case and found out the following salient points; the convict pleaded guilty, the convict was not a first-time offender, the convict was still young, and the maximum sentence is life imprisonment.

Therefore, after deducting a period of five (05) months and sixteen (16) days spent on remand / lawful custody and a period of seven (07) months for mitigating factors, the court sentenced him to three (03) years eleven (11) months and fourteen (14) days imprisonment to Kitalya government prison.

Court also set free Lt (Rtd) Idris Musitwa, a Ugandan male adult, aged 64 years and resident of Kirokole Zone Kawempe Municipality, in Kampala District.

Lt (Rtd) Idris Musitwa

He was charged with unlawful possession of ammunition and military clothing contrary to section 3(2) (a) of the firearms act cap 299.

He was arrested on 7th August 2017, and since then to date, his case has always been adjourned seeking to present witnesses.

It was then agreed that since the area where the offence was committed is not far away from the court and the state couldn’t present a witness, the defence lawyer for the accused requested the court to dismiss the case and set free his client.

This prompted Chairman Brig Gen Freeman Mugabe to call for an adjournment of 10 minutes to deliberate on the case with his team.

After the ten minutes adjournment, the Chairman announced that the accused Lt (Rtd) Idris Musitwa, the court has decided to set him free and advised him to follow the normal court protocols before leaving.

Tags: Brig Gen Freeman MugabeCourt Martial ChairmanDenis MusinguziGeneral court martialUPDF

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