Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament Francis Zaake is due to be arraigned in court in Gulu after he was re-arrested shortly after being granted bail by Arua Grade One Magistrate, Daniel Lubowa who charged him with escape from lawful custody. He was granted a non-cash bail of 50 million shillings. His sureties were the LC3 […]
Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament Francis Zaake is due to be arraigned in court in Gulu after he was re-arrested shortly after being granted bail by Arua Grade One Magistrate, Daniel Lubowa who charged him with escape from lawful custody.
He was granted a non-cash bail of 50 million shillings. His sureties were the LC3 Chairperson Arua Hill Division Nesmah Ocokoru and Councillor Bazaar Ward Isaac Akile. However, after he was granted bail, he was re-arrested outside the court premises by the police on charges of treason and whisked away to Gulu.
Zaake was arrested last night around Clock Tower while on his way home.
The arrest conducted by plain-clothed police officers follows failure by the MP to report for a bond extension on December 5, 2018, on grounds that he was admitted at Lubaga Hospital and was scheduled to travel to India for further treatment.
According to prosecution Zaake while in Arua, collapsed and was taken for Arua Referral Hospital but escaped from the sick bed undetected.
Zaake is among the over 33 people who were last year charged with treason before the Gulu Chief Magistrates Court. The MP, unlike his co-accused, has never been in court to respond to these charges, owing to his medical condition at the time.
Meanwhile, Kyadondo east MP Robert Kyagulanyi of People Power said he assured Zaake “of their support and comradeship, including taking measures to enable him secure his freedom at the earliest.”
