SIX gay youth In Jinja remanded back to prison

The Grade One Court Judge in Jinja City has remanded further the six thought gay young people whose supposed video circulated around the web via social media, on grounds that they won’t be protected openly.
The blamed, matured  in the range of 20 and 26 years, were captured on march 17 and summoned before Judge, Mr Yafesi Ochieng, who accused them of profanity and getting gross indecency and remanded them at Kirinya Jail.
Their capture followed a 17-second video that became a social media sensation that  kept viral last month on different social media platforms, showing four of the suspects taking part in same sex act, where three of them “served as of being ladies”.
While showing up before Justice Ochieng on Monday evening, the six young people were denied bail with the court contending that they won’t be protected communitywise, before further remanding them until May 10 “on the grounds that their case is likewise of public interest”.
“It is our order as the court to safeguard the charged people; delivering them to a one-sided society can’t ensure their wellbeing, so jail is their protected spot,” the justice dominated.

The blamed had looked for bail  that it is their established right and that they are free until proven guilty. They introduced 12 guarantees who included their  family members.
Other reasons referred to for denying the suspects’ bail depended on information by the Prosecution that they failed to present to the court with information about their places of stay.
State Prosecution claims that the suspects are essential for a sexual organization prepping boys into acts of homosexuality and recruitment of male grown-ups into gay practices.
It is additionally asserted that the suspects, who were captured from Mpumudde Zone, Southern Division, Jinja City were recording explicit and sex recordings and streaming live meetings, which they submitted to donors for funding.
At the hour of the suspects’ capture, the Kiira District Police Representative, Mr James Mubi, said they were supposedly found with 192 sachets of ointments, shirts and labels with LGBTQ logos, and a metallic pennant of harmony and solace with the LGBTQ banner.