Thugs attack Chief Magistrate Gladys Kamasanyu
The Chief Magistrate of Utilities and Wildlife Court at Buganda Road, Gladys Kamasanyu was on Saturday attacked by unknown people. She was soon after admitted at IHK in Namuwongo.
According to the Kampala Metropolitan Area Acting Police Spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire, the Chief Magistrate was attacked outside Green Hill Academy in Namuwongo at 11.00am.
“She parked her car and later crossed the road to go to the schools. As she was heading out, three men who were on motorcycles and had been allegedly trailing her waited for her kicked Kamasanyu and she fell on the ground.
According to Owoyesigyire, the thugs stole her property which includes a phone and her bag. Owoyesigyire, adds that investigations into the matter have since commenced.
Now, reports from various sources claim Kamasanyu is a victim of the mafia groups. She handles Utilities and Wildlife Court, which involves litigation of Ivory Trade; this has so many desperate dealers who are loaded and worship money. The Ivory Traders idolize money; if you stand in their trade they will clear you.
Besides, Kamasanyu is egoistic and arrogant; in fact; she is the magistrate with the biggest numbers of inmates in prisons because her policy is to remand suspects immediately. Can you imagine, she always gives excuses that she is tired whenever suspects presents sureties for bail! According to inmates in Kitalya Mini-Max Prison; 3/4 of the inmates are remanded falsely; they are innocent. So, the sources suspect her foes must have emerged out of such circumstances.
The Spokesperson of the Judiciary Jamson Karemani explained that the Chief Magistrate was attacked while going to pick her child’s PLE result slip and she is steadily improving at International Hospital Kampala.
She also being the head of the only Specialized Wildlife Court in Africa has presided over several cases involving suspects charged with offences related to illegal possession of wildlife species. Kamasanyu’s attack comes a few days after she was promoted from Grade one Magistrate to a Chief Magistrate.