State Minister for Karamoja Affairs Agnes Nandutu has run to the Constitutional Court, seeking orders to stop her iron sheets corruption trial that is set to commence today before the Anti-Corruption Division of the High Court in Kololo, Kampala.
In her petition filed yesterday, the minister contends that the offence of dealing with suspect property that she is charged with is not well defined as demanded by the Constitution.
According to Ms Nandutu, who is also the Bududa District Woman MP, the offences that she is being charged with are not sufficiently defined as required by Article 28 (12).
Through her lawyers of Alaka & Co. Advocates and Nandaah Wamukoota & Co. Advocates, the minister wants the Constitutional Court to halt the trial.
She also wants the court to issue a permanent injunction restraining the DPP from prosecuting her until her petition is heard and determined.
Sources privy to the minister’s legal team told our reporter last evening that they were this morning, going to ask court to halt the trial until the Constitutional Court has determined the minister’s issues.
By press time, the court had not started the hearing session of Nandutu claims.
Nandutu is among three ministers who have so far been arraigned before courts of law in connection with the alleged diversion of iron sheets meant for vulnerable people of Karamoja.
Others are Dr Mary Goretti Kitutu (Karamoja Affairs) and Amos Lugoloobi (State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development).
