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Reference ID	Created	Released	Classification	Origin
07KAMPALA1122	2007-07-12 05:13	2011-08-30 01:44	UNCLASSIFIED	Embassy Kampala

VZCZCXRO0174
RR RUEHROV
DE RUEHKM #1122 1930513
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 120513Z JUL 07
FM AMEMBASSY KAMPALA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 9033
RUCNIAD/IGAD COLLECTIVE

UNCLAS KAMPALA 001122 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT PASS TO USAID 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: MOPS ASEC PINS PHUM UG
SUBJECT: UGANDA: PEOPLES' REDEMPTION ARMY SUSPECTS GRANTED AMNESTY 
 
REFERENCE:  KAMPALA 2110 
            KAMPALA 0689 
            KAMPALA 0367 
            KAMPALA 1089 
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Summary 
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¶1.  Nine treason suspects allegedly members of the Peoples 
Redemption Army (PRA) were granted Amnesty on July 5.  The suspects 
are part of the first group of 23 suspects arrested in Ituri 
Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in March 2003. 
Meanwhile, the High Court failed to produce in court for bail 
hearing of the second group of nine suspects who were arrested in 
2005 and charged alongside Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) 
opposition leader Kizza Besigye.  The granting of Amnesty to the 
first group of suspects confirms reports of GOU intentions to force 
suspects to apply for amnesty rather than prosecute them due to lack 
of evidence. The prolonged detention and delays in the justice 
system for the two groups remain of great concern.  End Summary. 
 
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Suspects Granted Amnesty 
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¶2. On July 5, nine of the first group of 23 PRA treason suspects was 
granted amnesty.  The suspects, who are civilians except for a UPDF 
soldier, were detained at Makindye Military Barracks since March 
¶2003.  The group appeared in the General Court Martial (GCM) on 
April 16, 2003 and was charged with treason.  The suspects appeared 
in the GCM three times in November 2005; February 2006; Janaury 
2007; until the nine sought amnesty on July 5.  Of the 23 suspects, 
seven others have taken amnesty, two allegedly died in custody while 
five remain detained.  Of the 22 suspects in the second group 
charged alongside FDC's opposition leader in November 2005, 12 have 
taken amnesty. 
 
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Prison Fails to Produce PRA Suspects 
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¶3.  Meanwhile, on July 9 authorities in Bushenyi District failed to 
produce two PRA suspects for bail hearing in Mbarara High Court. 
Defense counsel David Mpanga told Emboff that the authorities would 
not produce the suspects saying the production warrants were issued 
late.  Mpanga said the government is not about to release the PRA 
suspects, and appears to be bent on using all means possible to 
circumvent the justice system. He said they plan to lodge a formal 
protest over the way their clients have been treated. 
The next hearing of the suspects bail application is scheduled on 
July 24.  The suspects are currently detained in Luzira Prison, 
Kampala. 
 
¶4.  Earlier, in another PRA case on July 4 prison authorities in 
Arua District failed to produce seven PRA suspects for hearing of 
their bail application.  The District State Attorney informed Arua 
Court that he did not have instructions on the matter and therefore 
was not in position to proceed. The Arua Prison Officer in turn 
informed Court that heavy rains had "de roofed" the prison and that 
some prisoners, including the PRA/murder suspects had been 
transferred back to Luzira prison.  He said that is reason the PRA 
suspects could not attend the court session in Arua. 
 
¶5.  The defense lawyers protested why the government did not notify 
them before they traveled to Arua nor inform Court about the 
changes.  Caleb Alaka, one of the defense lawyers told Emboff that 
he was in Arua and that it was not true that the prison had been 
de-roofed as claimed by the prison authorities.  He said the reason 
why the suspects were not produced was because the court in Arua 
would have released the suspects on bail. The suspects are currently 
in detention in Luzira prison.  The next bail application hearing is 
scheduled on July 30. 
 
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Comment 
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¶6.  The continued detention of the PRA suspects, despite the High 
Court ruling to release them on bail and the state interference in 
the justice process remain of great concern.  It is quite clear that 
GOU is not interested in prosecution but wants to keep the suspects 
in jail until they apply for amnesty.  End Comment. 
BROWNING 
 
 
 
 
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