By Kabuye Ronald
Anti-Corruption division of the High Court Judge Jane Okuo Kajuga has granted a 15 million shillings cash bail to human rights lawyer, activists and executive director of Chapter 4 Uganda Nicolas Opiyo.
Justice Jane Okuo Kajuga directed Opiyo’s sureties to pay 100 million non-cash.
Opiyo was also directed to surrender his passport to the registrar of Anti-Corruption Division and also report to the Registrar every after two weeks.
Kajuga noted that even though it was a serious charge, bail was a constitutional right and that Opiyo met all the conditions for bail and that he had a permanent place of aboard.
Opiyo was charged with Money laundering case at Nakawa Magistrates court and subsequently remanded to Kitalya prison.
According to the charge sheet on October 8th, 2020, Nicolas Opiyo through ABSA Bank at Garden City branch on an account number 6004078045 acquired USD 340,000 (1.2Bn shs) in the names of Chapter Four Uganda, knowing that the funds were proceeds of crime
Opiyo was arrested at Lamaro restaurant in Kamwokya together with four lawyer while having lunch and subsequently detained at Special Investigation Unit (SIU) Kireka.
