Five directors and three editors of the Red Pepper publications are today expected to appear before Buganda Road chief Magistrate James Ereemye Mawanda, one week after they were sent to Luzira.
The directors; Richard Tusiime, Johnson Musinguzi, Patrick Mugumya, James Mujuni and Arinatiwe Rugyendo, were charged alongside Editors; Richard Kintu, Ben Byarabaha, Francis Tumusiime .
Prosecution alleges that on November 20, 2017, while at the Red pepper offices in Namanve, Mukono District, the eight men unlawfully caused publication and distribution of a newspaper headline regarding the military operations, strategies and troop location well knowing that such publication can disrupt public Order and security.
The accused are also said to have caused publication and distribution of newspaper story lines that injured the reputations of President Museveni, his brother Gen Salim Saleh and security minister Lt.Gen Henery Tumukunde, which publication allegedly subjected the three people to hatred, contempt and ridicule.
They denied the charges, and were denied Bail. The magistrate adjourned the case to today, when he will proceed with the Bail hearing.
