Gashumba’s lawyer sues CMI, SIU
What you need to know:
- The two are said to have invited an investor to a city hotel for a meeting claiming to have been contracted by the army to supply military trucks.
- It is not yet clear when Gashumba and his brother Kasumba will appear in court.
Kampala businessman and social critic Frank Gashumba’s lawyer has sued the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI), Grace Akullo, the Director Criminal Investigations and the Commandant of the Special Investigations Division in Kireka.
Mr Denis Nyombi on Thursday filed a suit before Nakawa Magistrate Court contesting Mr Gashumba’s continued detention since October 31, 2017 without charge.
In the application, Mr Nyombi is seeking court orders for the immediate release of Gashumba and his brother Innocent Kasumba.
He says the continued detention of the duo without charge is unlawful, unjustified and unconstitutional. Mr Nyombi also says that the suspects have been denied their right to legal representation as they can't be reached by their lawyers.
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"They have also been denied police bond and yet no charges have been preferred against them," reads the application in part.
Mr Gashumba was detained on Tuesday; two days after his brother was picked up for allegedly impersonating a Defense Ministry officials and obtaining money by false pretense.
On Wednesday, the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence paraded the duo before the media. The Defense Ministry, Deputy Spokesperson Lt. Col. Deo Akiiki said the duo was picked up following a whistle blower's report indicating that they were trying to fleece an investor.
The two are said to have invited an investor to a city hotel for a meeting claiming to have been contracted by the army to supply military trucks. A search in the suspect's homes led to the recovery of several passports, stamps and Ministry of Defence documents.
It is not yet clear when the suspects will appear in court.
