High Court Judge Lawrence Gidudu has sent Arua Municipality MP Akbar Godi to Luzira prison until the 11th of February when the final ruling on his case will be delivered.
This followed the court assesors today morning advising trial Judge Gidudu to convict Godi for the murder of his wife, 19 year old Rehema Caesar.
Judge Gidudu presiding over the case at Mukono High Court argued that given the nature of the case and the assessor’s opinion that Godi should be convicted, it was safer for the MP to be remanded as he was likely to jump bail.
The assessors agreed with Principal state attorney Joan Kagezi that there was enough evidence to prove that Godi killed his wife on December 4, 2008.
Akbar Hussein Godi in Black Suit
But Godi’s lawyers led by McDusman Kabega argued that Godi should be freed because the state had failed to avail any evidence that Godi killed his wife. He said all the evidence presented was circumstantial and not reliable to convict his client.
Kagezi had earlier submitted that Godi’s actions before and after the murder pointed to him murdering the wife, for example he called a press conference to clear his name in the media instead of reporting the matter to the Police.
She also added that forensics experts had adduced strong evidence against Godi, stating that the two spent cartridges recovered from the murder scene came from Godi’s pistol.
Kabega however said his client had accounted for all the bullets given to him, and the police certified this.