Court Rejects Balondemu”s Bail Application, As His Five Lawyers Become State Witnesses
By Angel Lubowa
KAMPALA
COURT in Kampala has denied bail to Kampala district land board boss and city Lawyer, Mr David Balondemu and returned him to Luzira prison.
Balondemu who is facing forgery and conspiracy to commit a felony charges among others had a heavy day at Buganda road court , Wednesday 23, October 2024 as Court denied him bail for the second time.
On Monday 21, October 2024 when he hoped to have his bail application heard police did not bring his file forcing the chief magistrate ,Ronald Kayizi to adjourn the matter to October 23.
However during Wednesday’s session, the prosecutor informed court that his sureties were not substantial and that his release would disrupt the ongoing Investigations.
Balondemu was therefore remanded until October 24, 2024 for further bail application.
Meanwhile Mr Balondemu will have to recruit a new team of lawyers after lawyers who have been representing him technically crossed over to prosecution.
These lawyers including Kamba Hassan, Robert Bautu,Alaka, Mbidi and Evans Ochieng are now allegedly witnesses to the current file.
Balondemu allegedly while facing charges of obtaining money by false pretence and conspiracy to defraud over UGX 2.2Billion from an American Company, KG Unlimited LL.C, knowingly and fraudulently forged medical documents in support of his bail application.
According to information availed to the press, Mr Balondemu allegedly filed fake medical papers before court to secure bail purporting to be awaiting medical operations at Kampala hospital which was later found forged according to testimonies of it’s director, Dr Peter Kibuuka.
Balondemu and others were on October 17,2023 arrested in a joint operation of State House Anti Corruption Unit, Uganda police and other departments on cases of obtaining money by false pretense.
It was alleged that between March and November 2023, Balondemu and others recieved billions of money from Hyun UK Kim among others amounting to over 2.3 billions in Uganda currency.
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