By Hannah Marion Namukasa
The National Unity Platform lawyers on Monday morning filed a bail application in the High Court seeking to release the 36 members of their party that are being tried in the Military Court Martial.
The bail application of the NUP lawyers was accompanied by affidavits of the 36 people that are still in detention following their arrest at the end of last year during the NUP presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine’s campaign trail in Kalangala.
The prosecution alleges that the accused persons and others still at large on January 3, 2021 while at Makerere Kavule, Kigundu Zone, Kawempe Division were in possession of four rounds of ammunition of an AK-47 gun and the said ammunition was a monopoly of the Defense forces.
The applicants include: Bobi Wine music singing partner Ali Buken alias Nubian Li and his head of private security Edward Ssebuwufu alias Eddy mutwe .
Others include Hassan Ssemakula alias Abdul Soldier, Kenny Kyalimpa, Mudde Ntambi, William Nyanzi alias Mbogo, Lukeman Mwijukye alias Kampala, Muhammad Nsubuga alias Edobozi, Adam Matovu, Shakirah Nambozo alias Sukie, Ibrahim Tamale, Muzafuru Mwanje alias Main Gate alias Muwa, Ismail Nyanzi Kaddu, Achileo Kivumbi, Joseph Onzima alias Tawa, Anthony Agaba alias Bobi Young, Robert Kivumbi alias Mighty Family, Samson Ssekiranda alias Giant, Sharifa Najja alias Don Sharifa, Brian Ssemanda alias Director Museveni must go, Robert Katumba, Faisol Kigongo alias Ras Fazo, Musa Mulimira, Sam Mutumba alias Papa Sam , Richard Kalema alias Ricardo, Alex Karamagi alias Doggy City , Daniel Onywerot alias Dan Magic, Hussein Mukasa alias OShea, Johnbosco Sunday alias JB, Isma Muganga alias Jaja Isma, Fahad Tamale and Bashir Murusha.
