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Kitata v Uganda (Misc. Application No. 43 of 2018) [2018] UGHCCRD 130 (6 June 2018)
The High Court struck out a bail application by Haji Abdalla Kitata as incompetent, holding that the General Court Martial was the proper forum while the trial was pending there.
Okumu v Attorney General (Misc. Cause No.163 of 2013) [2014] UGHCCD 89 (3 July 2014)
The court held that all applicants are in lawful custody as the General Court Martial has jurisdiction to try civilians found in possession of firearms or ammunition, pursuant to Section 119 of the UPDF Act. The whereabouts of the applicants are known, and they are detained in gazetted centers. Habeas corpus is not available in these circumstances as the applicants have not demonstrated unlawful detention. The constitutionality of the proceedings under the UPDF Act cannot be determined by this court and must be referred to the Constitutional Court. Therefore, the applications for habeas corpu…
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Okoth v Attorney General (Misc. Cause No.162 of 2013) [2014] UGHCCD 131 (3 July 2014)
The High Court dismissed habeas corpus applications, holding the applicants were in lawful custody and that the General Court Martial had jurisdiction under the UPDF Act.
