Jajja Mbidde knows her grandson is not a thief, but she cannot understand why the 'judge' has refused to let him go. Every time that he is brought to court, they send him back for something called 'remand'. Jajja Mbidde is tired, and she wants to know if it is a new crime called remand or if she should just 'write to the president, ‘amuyambe'.
WHAT DOES THE LAW SAY?
When a person is arrested and taken to court to answer a crime, generally, they have to be kept by police until they can be taken to court. Once they are taken to court and the hearing of their case begins, that person must be kept somewhere when the court is closed until the next time the case comes to court. This is where remand comes in.
When we say a person is on remand, we mean that person has been kept in prison until the next time their case comes to court so that they can easily be picked up and brought before the court. This remand time starts from the moment a person is arrested and kept in prison until the court gives a final punishment if a person is found guilty.
Remand is not a punishment, but it gives police a chance to look for evidence or carry out investigations without worrying if the suspect is hiding anything, and it allows the court to know exactly where the suspect is and can be brought from when they need to answer for their crime.
Source: BarefootLawyers.
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