KAMPALA-City hall magistrates’ court has further remanded to Luzira prisons businessman Salim Matovu who is accused of forging and uttering false documents under the names of Joint Medical Stores.
In the last court session, this matter was adjourned to Monday for bail application and commencement of the trial, but this has not been possible.
The sureties have not shown up at court and the State prosecutor handling this matter has informed court that they had no witnesses in court by morning hours, thus asked court to adjourn the matter to its next convenient date.
The trial Magistrate based on the above submissions to remand the accused person to Luzira Prison until 7th October 2024.
The magistrate further remanded Matovu to Luzira prisons until 7th next month.
Prosecution contends that Salim Matovu, 38 years on 5th june 2023 at Bukoto in Kampala district, knowingly and fraudulently uttered two false documents to wit 2 cheques and local purpose purporting to have been made by Joanita Namutebi Lwanyaga, a project director at Joint medical Stores.
It is further alleged that Matovu with others still at large on 6th June 2024 at Bukoto ,attempted to steal wires valued at 18 million shillings, property of Keticol distributors.
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