The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces’ (UPDF) 1st Division Court Martial chaired by Col Sam Mugyenyi has sentenced one of the two acquitted Local Defence Unit (LDU) Personnel to 4 months in prison following the charge of assault causing bodily harm to Mityana District Chairperson, Mr. Joseph Luzige.
According to this court , the charges have also been reduced as the same charge placed against a third militant to common assault after the complainant was found to have falsely accused the militants and initiated the scuffle.
The trio included LDU Okello Isaac, LDU Odeke Solomon and Lance Corporal Angulia Simon Peter.
They had been arrested and charged for assault causing bodily harm following an incident of 7th July 2020 where they were filmed in a scuffle with the LC V Chairman as they enforced the COVID-19 directives and allegedly injured his eye.
The two LDUs were acquitted when court proved their innocence after cross examination of four witnesses, including the complainant.
