February 13th Update – An Epic Adoption Story
On Friday I went to see a dear friend, Jimmy. Jimmy was arrested last February on charges of murder just prior to an Adopt Uganda team’s departure. It seems that he was arrested on the sole fact that he was in possession of a brown jacket. It is not clear if the police were trying to obtain some bribe money from the Mzungus, or if was just a simple mistake.
In any case he has now been in prison for a crime he did not commit for a year. He is in the Torroro Prison Farm. I was happy that his wife was able to join us for the trip. She had not been able to visit since December 6th.
While Jimmy was happy to see us it was obvious that he was also somewhat discouraged. It now seems that another person has been arrested for the same crime, but Jimmy is still in prison. A hearing is scheduled for March in Mbale, and it is now our hope that bail is set and met so he can enjoy freedom again.
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