The Court of Appeal has released, Sheik Amil Kinene, from illegal detention in Luzira upper prison, a place where he has spent two years on non-existent charges.
In 2017, the International Crimes Division of the High Court in Kampala, acquitted Sheik Amir Kinene, his brother Hakim Kinene Muswaswa, Abdulhamid Mubiru Sematimba, Hamza Kasirye, Twaha Ssekitto, Rashid Jjingo, Musa Issa Mubiru and George William Iga of charges related to the gruesome killing of Muslim clerics and terrorism.
The Tabliq sheikh was however not released upon acquittal as others gained their freedom. He has been held on fresh charges of aiding and abetting terrorism a charge that was consolidated into the terrorism of which he was acquitted in 2017. Court establishes that charges over which he’s been held are non-existent.
Yesterday court of Appeal judges led by Deputy Chief Justice, Alphonse Owiny-Dollo, Cheborion Barishaki and Elizabeth Musoke were surprised to hear the a person who was acquitted is still under detention.
They ordered directorate of public prosecution (DPP) and the officer in charge of Luzira upper prison to appear before court and explain why Amir Kinene is still incarcerated.
“Court acquits someone but you are still detaining him. The judgement was clear, why would you detain him,” the deputy chief justice asked
