- According to the DPP, she has sufficient evidence in form of call data and phone records showing that the 19 suspects were in communication with the three suicide bombers .
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The Director of Public Prosecutions Jane Frances Abodo has directed that the trial of 19 people who are suspected to have manufactured, placed and detonated explosives in Kampala, Wakiso and Mpigi districts last year can proceed before the International Crimes Division of the High court.
This is after papers containing evidence sending the suspects to the High court has been tendered before Buganda Road Court Grade one magistrate Asuman Muhumuza .
According to the DPP, she has sufficient evidence in form of call data and phone records showing that the 19 suspects were in communication with the three suicide bombers .
They are Isaac Matovu who blew himself up in a swift bus along Lungula Mpigi, Uthman Manisur who killed himself at CPS Kampala and Abudallah Wanjusi who blew himself up at Jubilee House near Parliament.
In order to prove the nexus of the accused to the deceased suicide bombers, the DPP contends in her committal papers that at the trial , she will adduce several exhibits including a blue chest bag containing Improvised Explosive devices that was recovered from the House of one of the suspect ; Nakato Annet Nakibiringo who later confessed that it was supposed to be used in March 2022 as panic and fear had relatively calm down among the public.
Court has further heard that documentary evidence in form of confession statements where the suspects implicated themselves for aiding and abetting terrorism by mainly financing, transporting and harbouring terrorists will be tendered in court ,
Police report forms that confirm that survivor victims were treated for injuries caused by pieces of fragments of sharp objects, post-mortem reports indicating that the deceased died of explosive objects and doctors reports showing that the 19 suspects are found to be of a sane mind to stand trial will also be produced in court .
The group that include 5 women followed Wednesday’s proceedings on zoom while on remand at Luzira , Kitalya and Kigo government prisons .
These who were arrested last year face charges of terrorism , belonging to a rebel group ADF , aiding and abetting terrorism and terrorism financing.