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Limping MP Zaake Charged With Treason, Remanded

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Mityana Municipality MP, Francis Zaake, has been charged with treason and remanded to Gulu prison.

Earlier, Zaake had been granted bail and later re-arrested. He had appeared before the Arua Grade One Magistrate, Daniel Lubowa and charged with escape from lawful custody.

According to prosecution Zaake while in Arua, collapsed and was taken for Arua Referral Hospital but escaped from the sick bed undetected.

Zaake was granted a non-cash bail of 50 million shillings. His sureties were the LC3 Chairperson Arua Hill Division Nesmah Ocokoru and Councillor Bazaar Ward Isaac Akile.

However after he was granted bail, he was re-arrested outside the court premises by the police on charges of treason and whisked away to Gulu.

He has been remanded until March 7th.

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