Socialite Don Nasser, who’s going through prices of aggravated trafficking in kids and defilement, has petitioned the Worldwide Crimes Division of the Excessive Court docket for bail.
Via his attorneys, Nasser cited his constitutional proper to bail and emphasised the presumption of innocence as key grounds for his launch.
Nasser, alongside along with his co-accused Promise Ateete, argued that continued detention was unwarranted.
In his affidavit, he disclosed that he has been a resident of Kira Municipality for over eight years and operates companies each domestically and internationally.
He alleged that on September 20, 2024, whereas on a enterprise journey to Nairobi, Kenya, he was unlawfully kidnapped and transported again to Uganda with out due authorized course of.
He was detained at Kira Highway Police Station for 3 days earlier than being arraigned within the Chief Justice of the Peace’s Court docket at Buganda Highway on September 23, 2024. Following the court docket look, he was remanded to Luzira Jail, the place he has been held for almost two months.
Nasser’s attorneys argued that the judicial system’s “first in, first out” trial coverage prioritizes older instances, making it unlikely that his case shall be heard promptly. This delay, they declare, warrants his launch on bail to keep away from undue hardship.
The court docket is but to resolve on his software.
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