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The High Court of Uganda in Kampala has denied former senior police officer Nickson Agasiirwe bail, citing the seriousness of the charges against him and the existence of multiple ongoing capital investigations.
Justice Isaac Muwata noted that the defence had failed to present any exceptional circumstances that would justify granting bail to the accused. The court emphasized that the gravity of the offence, coupled with the ongoing investigations into other serious crimes, made it inappropriate to release the accused at this stage.
Agasiirwe is facing a murder charge in connection with the 2015 assassination of senior prosecutor Joan Kagezi, a high-profile killing that shocked the country and raised concerns about the safety of judicial officers.
Joan Kagezi was assassinated on 30 March 2015 in Kiwaatule, while on her way home. At the time of her death, she was the assistant director of public prosecution and head of the International Criminal Division in Uganda's Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs.
(photo courtesy of Daily Monitor)
Justice Isaac Muwata noted that the defence had failed to present any exceptional circumstances that would justify granting bail to the accused. The court emphasized that the gravity of the offence, coupled with the ongoing investigations into other serious crimes, made it inappropriate to release the accused at this stage.
Agasiirwe is facing a murder charge in connection with the 2015 assassination of senior prosecutor Joan Kagezi, a high-profile killing that shocked the country and raised concerns about the safety of judicial officers.
Joan Kagezi was assassinated on 30 March 2015 in Kiwaatule, while on her way home. At the time of her death, she was the assistant director of public prosecution and head of the International Criminal Division in Uganda's Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs.
(photo courtesy of Daily Monitor)