Journalist Robert Mugabe, the Great Lakes Voice editor is accused of defiling two girls including a minor.
It is alleged that Mugabe defiled girls aged 17 and 19, one of who he reportedly impregnated and attempted to give her crude abortion-enhancing substances.
He was arrested in September 2018 and released on bail by Kagarama Primary Court, in Kicukiro District on 8th October 2018. He was remanded again following the prosecution’s appeal.
Following the ruling to extend his remand by Kagarama Primary Court in February 2019, the accused appealed against the decision at Nyarugenge Court of Higher Instance.
During the hearing of his appeal yesterday, Mugabe said the court was prejudiced and disregarded his facts and violated some laws.
The prosecution explained that DNA test results to be conducted in German will be part of the evidence and for now he cannot be released because Mugabe denied more DNA tests.
The judge explained that the prosecution has rights to conceal results of DNA tests conducted before because the investigation process is a secret.
The judge ruled, Mugabe is accused of defilement which attracts over five years sentence that he cannot be released on bail because there is tangible evidence pinning him.
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