Court Issues Criminal Summons Against Tumukunde

Kampala City Hall court has issued criminal  summons  against independent presidential candidate Lt. Gen  Henry Tumukunde who is currently on a campaign trail in Kagadi district .

Tumukunde’s lawyer Anthony Wameeli informed court that his client failed to make it to court today for the commencement of his trial on charges of unlawfull possession of firearms and ammunitions.

However, the Director of Public Prosecutions  (DPP) has been  ready with three police officers attached to the Criminal Invstigatition Department as witnesses in court to testify against Gen Tumukunde. 

Tumukunde sent his wife  and surity Stellah Tumukunde to explain to trial grade one magistrate Valerian Tumuhimbise her husband’s absentia. 

But the magistrate has instead  concurred with the DPP and issued summons requiring Gen. Tumukunde to appear on the 21st/December 2020, the same day on which court will make a ruling regarding complainants about his human rights violations during arrest .
Gen Tumukunde  is  alleged to have illegally possessed an AK47,  a pistol and 34 rounds of ammunitions  at his office on  Impala Avenue in Kololo without a valid firearm licence.

Tumukunde’s trial for the offence which landed him 2 months in jail had been fixed for today after the DPP  and police winded up with their investigations upon which a decision to summon  his son Amanya Nduhura Tumukunde as a witness was reached .

Lt. Gen Tumukunde is further said  to have committed Treacherous acts by  making statements through interviews conducted on Radio and TV stations that  seek to promote hatred, violence, encouraging a neighboring country to support him to overthrow the current government and instigating a mutiny within the armed forces.

He is said to have committed the two offences between  5th and 13th March, 2020.

Police says it’s still investigating the treason offence before Tumukunde is sent on trial in  the Highcourt