The High Court in Kampala has ordered the release of lawyer and rights activist Eron Kiiza passport, which had been held by the court since January as part of his bail conditions in a contempt of court case stemming from proceedings before the General Court Martial during the trial of opposition figure Dr. Kizza Besigye….
News reaching our platform confirms that lawyer Eron Kiiza has been granted bail by the High Court with a cash bond of Shs 20 million. However, the decision follows an application for bail made by Kiiza’s legal team, which was granted by the presiding judge after considering the arguments presented in his favour. In addition…
The General Court Martial has sentenced lawyer Eron Kiiza to nine months in prison for what it termed as “gross professional misconduct.”. Mr. Kiiza, one of the key lawyers in opposition figure Kizza Besigye’s trial before the military court, was found guilty of “banging the angle bars and didn’t listen to the chairman of the…
Prominent human rights lawyer Eron Kiiza, a lead defence attorney for opposition figure Kizza Besigye and his associate Obeid Lutale, was detained Tuesday by the General Court Martial. However, Kiiza was beaten and removed from the courtroom, but he managed to break free and join Besigye and co-accused Abeid Lutale Kamulegeya in the dock. However,…
