The International Crimes Division of the High Court is today set to decide whether or not the 14 people accused of the murder of Muslim clerics in the country have a case to answer.
The accused include Tabliq leader Sheikh Muhammad Yunus Kamoga and his brother Murta Mudde Bukenya, Sheikh Siraje Kawooya, Sheikh Fahad Kalungi, Amir Kinene, Hakim Kinene Muswaswa, Yusuf Kakande, Sheikh Abdulsalam Sekayanja, Abdulhamid Mubiru Sematimba, Hamza Kasirye,Twaha Ssekitto, Rashid Jjingo, Musa Issa Mubiru, and George William Iga.
A panel of three Justices led by Ezekiel Muhanguzi is presiding over the trial conducted at the main High Court building in Kampala. Other justices on the panel are Jane Kiggundu and Percy Night Tuhaise.
Prosecution led by senior principal state attorney Lino Anguzu recently, closed its case with 36 witnesses testifying in the case, prompting the panel of judges to unanimously order both lawyers to make written submissions.
Prosecution argued that on December 28, 2014 and June 30, 2015 the accused, with others still at large, conspired to murder Sheikh Mustafa Bahiga and Hassan Ibrahim Kirya respectively.
Prosecution further told Court that between December 2013 and June 2015, in Kampala and Wakiso, the accused also attempted or attacked Prince Kassim Nakibinge and Sheikhs Mahmoud Kibaate, Najib Ssonko, Swidiq Ndaula, and Haruna Jjemba.
