Events promoter Abbey Musinguzi commonly known as Abitex has been charged and remanded to Luzira prison until the 10th of January this year over the New year's stampede that resulted in the death of nine people. He was arrested on Monday this week in connection with the unfortunate incident.
According to a report by his lawyer Erias Lukwago, Abitex will be brought back to court for the hearing of his bail application.
"I have been to Makindye Magistrate's Court to secure the release of our colleague, Abbey Musinguzi T/a Abtex but unfortunately, the court has remanded him to 10th January when his bail application will be entertained. He's been charged with 9 counts of Rash or Negligent acts occasioning the death of nine people in a new euphoria or stampede at Freedom City Mall. It's alleged in the particular negligence that he endangered people's lives by closing other outlets from the venue gates leaving only one small gate which could not allow over 20,000 people to move out safely. Ironically the owner of the place, his manager and police officers who were hired to provide security and deal with all matters relating to crowd management have not been arraigned," he wrote on his Facebook page.
