State Minister for Finance,
Amos Lugoloobi has been arraigned before the Anti-Corruption Court and charged
with dealing in suspected stolen property in relation to Karamoja iron sheets.
Lugoloobi who was arrested on Friday and
detained at Kira division police headquarters in Wakiso district was on Monday
afternoon slapped with two counts of dealing with suspect property contrary to
section 21(a) of the Anti-Corruption Act.
The charges were read by acting Senior
Principal Magistrate Grade One, Abert Asiimwe.
Prosecution alleges that Lugoloobi, who is
also the MP for Ntenjeru North constituency in Kayunga district between July
14, 2022 and February 28 2023 and February, 1, 2023 and March, 16, 2023 at the
Office of the Prime Minister stores in Namanve at different places in Matugga
and Kayunga dealt with government property including 700 pre-painted iron
sheets, having reason to believe that they were acquired as result of loss of
public property under section 10(1) of the Anti-Corruption Act.
When asked
to comment about the charges, Lugoloobi denied any wrongdoing.
The state
prosecutors led by Stanley Moses Baine told court that inquiries into the
matter are not yet complete and asked court for more time.