{UAH} HOW PRESIDENT KIZZA BESIGYE,S LAWYER ERIAS LUKWAGO WAS SENTENCED BY GEN.TUMWIINE OVER ONE THOUSAND SHS.

Copied: HOW PRESIDENT  KIZZA BESIGYE,S LAWYER  ERIAS LUKWAGO  WAS SENTENCED BY GEN.TUMWIINE OVER  ONE THOUSAND SHS.

President kizza  Besigye had returned from exile on 26th October 2005 and arrested on 13th November  2005.

Before he was nominated on 13th December.2005 as  presidential candidate for the 2006 sham Elections  while in Luzira.

He was represented by  his wife Eng. Winnie Byanima  and our leaders who  represented  his photos in an  Empty chair. 

He had been charged with treason alongside 22 others who included his late  brother  the late  musazi kifefe  who was later  killed by the regime.  

As they were accused of rebellious attacks under the alleged  rebel forces called  people's Redemption Army. 

President kizza  Besigye is driven from Luzira maximum prison to the court martial in Makindye yet he's slated to be at the High Court to present his bail application.

The court martial wants to charge him for the same offenses and keep him on remand as Gen. M7 is campaigning.

In the dock, the chairman of the court martial General Tumwine reads for him the charge: "Colonel Kizza Besigye and 22 others, you conspired to overthrow the government of Uganda using arms. Are u guilty or you are not guilty?"

President kizza Besigye looks at him angrily without saying a word.

Gen. Tumwine repeats the charges and calls for a plea but president kizza  Besigye keeps quiet. 

Then Gen Tumwine changes and speaks in Runyankole, "Iwe Besigye, oyine amatu? nohurira ninga tokuhirira?"(meaning, Besigye, do u have ears? are you  hearing or  you  are  not hearing?)

The whole court bursts into laughter. This incenses Gen Tumwine. Counsel Erias Lukwago interjects: "my client does not recognize this court. That's why he can't enter any plea"

Tumwine: Why are u speaking for him? Can't he speak for himself?

Counsel Lukwago: But am his lawyer.

Gen Tumwine: Do u know that I can sentence you for that?

Counsel Lukwago: You can't sentence me. You would have to charge me, try me, convict me and then sentence me. But as an officer of court, I have immunity here.

This sounded like Hebrew to the arrogant General and it enraged him. 

He ordered the arrest of the three president kizza  Besigye's lawyers. Lukwago, Caleb Alaka and another colleague. 

Each was to pay a fine of one thousand Uganda shillings or spend three months in Luzira. The lawyers vowed not to pay the fine but to go to Luzira.

President kizza Besigye  is taken to the High Court but the case can't take off. He tells the judge that his lawyers have been sent to Luzira by Tumwine. 

The judge is shocked to near death. In the mean time  one of our people  mobilizes three thousand shillings for the three lawyers and sends it to the court martial and the lawyers are released.

 Fellow captives, that's  how the court's  have  been exposed  for decades.

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