School director remanded for aggravated defilement, indecent assault

The director and proprietor Wamala Mixed Day and Boarding Primary and Secondary school Asadu Wamala (right) and his co-accused Haliima Nansubuga (left) in the dock at Mpigi Chief Magistrate's Court on December 9, 2019. URN PHOTO

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  • The chief magistrate remanded Wamala and the school matron to prison until January 7, 2020 when they will return to court for the mention of their case.

The director and proprietor Wamala Mixed Day and Boarding Primary and Secondary school has been remanded on three counts of aggravated defilement and indecent assault.
Asadu Wamala appeared in Mpigi Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday alongside the school matron, Halima Nansubuga, who is accused of aiding him to commit the crime.

The chief magistrate, Muhammad Kasakkya, didn’t allow Wamala to plead to the charges, saying his court lacks jurisdiction to hear the charges slapped against him.
However, Nansubuga pleaded not guilty to the charges slapped against her.

The chief magistrate remanded the duo to prison until January 7, 2020 when they will return to court for the mention of their case.
Their lawyer, who declined to identify herself demanded for copies of the statements recorded by the complainants but the state attorney, Timothy Aduti, said the case was still under investigations.
According to the charge sheet, in the month of October this year, Wamala with the aid of Nansubuga defiled two teenagers aged 16 and 17 years old respectively.

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The State House team yesterday visited Wamala Mixed Secondary School in Mpigi District and Buwali Village, Nsangi Sub-county in Kyengera Town Council.

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The president wondered why Wamala was charged with indecent assault after sexually abusing teenagers.
However, Wamala attributes his woes to witch hunt by his business and political rivals.

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