Buganda Road Magistrates Court has ordered police to immediately arrest former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party president Dr. Kizza Besigye and his co-accused Lubega Mukaaku for failing to appear in court.
This follows their failure to appear in court on Thursday,27th 2023 for further hearing of their case in which they are accused of inciting violence.
Their lawyer, Mr Matovu Musa told court on Thursday that his clients are out of the country but senior state prosecutor Ivan Kyazze objected to his plea, saying there is no proof to that effect which prompted the trial Magistrate Asuman Muhumuza to issue an arrest warrant against the duo.
According to court documents, Besigye and Mukaaku are to be produced in court on August 27, 2023.
The duo was arrested demonstrating against the sky-rocking commodity prices in Kampala and later granted bail. They pleaded not guilty to one count of incitement to violence which prosecution contended was committed on June 14, 2022, at Kikuubo Shawurayako in Kampala City.