Kampala High Court has remanded to Luzira, Indian businessman Abid Alam who was days ago arrested over land wrangles which left a trail of property destruction, loss of life, torture and rape against residents in Kassanda district.
Tycoon Alam together with his workers is accused among others of attempted murder, murder, torture, gang rape and destruction of property.
He was today remanded along with four senior police officers from the region, who are said to have helped him and his workers to make the attacks on residents with who they are fighting for land.
The officers are also accused of leaking police files regarding cases filed by residents against the tycoon to him, and also sitting on these cases, while expediting those that he filed against the locals.
The court charged these with conspiracy to defeat the course of justice and unlawful release of confidential information regarding a case file to a suspect respectively.
The State House Anti-Corruption Unit which arrested Alam and the four police officers said today that investigations into the other charges of attempted murder, aggravated torture, gang rape and malicious damage to property are still ongoing.
They have been remanded to Kitalya prison until
