KAMPALA –City Lawyer David Balondemu will on Tuesday afternoon appear before Buganda Road Chief Magistrates court to face new charges.
Balondemu was arrested last week Entebbe International Airport by Security agencies working in hand with State House Anti corruption Unit upon his return from Dubai.
Balondemu who is on bail on fraud and money laundering charges , its alleged that he had jumped bail as he overstayed in Dubai where he claims to have gone for treatment.
The Lawyer is accused of having duped court with forged documents to secure bail among other new charges that he may face in court today.
Eversince his arrest, Balondemu has been in detention at Central Police Station (CPS) Kampala and according to close sources, this website has learnt that his file is ready and he is yet to be produced before court.
Other charges
Balondemu is accused of defrauding a Turkish Company, Guner Kuzu Construction Limited of USD 3,806,885 (about UGX 14BN),in a purported procurement for construction of hospitals in Uganda.
Balondemu’s alleged criminality was first exposed by SHACU on October 20, 2023, when he and others were charged in court for obtaining money by false pretense (Shs 2.2BN) from a Korean investor in a purported gold transaction.
On November 20, 2023, Balondemu was charged on another case related to defrauding of approximately Shs 2.2BN from an American Company, KG Unlimited LLC, in a purported procurement of a “water plant by Ministry of Agriculture”
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