By Joan Pounds
KAMPALA. After spending the weekend on remand at Luzira prison, Mr Robert Shaka on Monday regained his freedom after court released him on a cash bail of Shs2m.
Mr Shaka was sent to Luzira on Thursday last week after court heard and reserved his ruling on bail for today (Monday).
He is accused of repeatedly using a computer to disturb the right to privacy of President Museveni by posting statements regarding his health condition on face book, a charge he denied.
Each of his four sureties was bonded Shs5 million not cash.
The presiding Chief Magistrate Lillian Bucyana also ordered the suspect (Shaka) to deposit his passport in court as part of the bail terms.
According to the charge sheet, the state alleges that Mr Shaka who disguised as Tom Voltaire Okwalinga, between 2011 and 2015, in Kampala, willfully and repeatedly using a computer with no purpose of legitimate communication, disturbed the right to privacy of President Museveni by posting statements regarding his health condition on social media (Face book).
Mr Shaka was arraigned and charged on Thursday evening, a few hours after Nakawa court had ordered the police to unconditionally release him for being held beyond the 48 constitutional hour rule before being formally charged in court.
In a rush, the police instead of releasing him as directed by the Nakawa court, took him to court and he was formally charged.
He returns to court on June 30 for mention of his case on how far the investigations would have gone.
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