Former Allied Defence Forces (ADF) rebel group leader Jamil Mukulu has accused Justice Susan Okalany Of being anti-Muslim. Jamil made the accusation during a bail application hearing before the High court Justice Susan Okalany on Thursday, July 16.

Jamil also revealed that Justice Susan Okalany is biased against Muslims therefore he does not believe he will get a fair hearing.

“I am not satisfied with you handling my case because you are anti-muslim. Some time back, you claimed that Muslims wanted to kill you. You cannot be fair to me,” Mukulu said.

“I would rather rot in jail than stand before Justice Susan Okalany,” Jamil added.

Jamil’s statement attracted back and forth exchange of unkind words with Justice Okalany who vowed not to leave the case unless evidence is adduced that she is anti-Muslim.

Jamil’s lawyers noted that they were going to lodge their client’s query to court do that they can withdraw their client’s bail application.

Jamil Mukulu who has been in state custody for nearly five years was charged with cases charges of murder, terrorism, aggravated robbery and belonging to a terrorism group.

In his bail application, Mukulu states that he has been in jail without his case kicking off and that if released on bail, he will reside with his brother in law, a one Hajji Juma Lubega a resident at Kanisa zone in Makindye division.

Mukulu is held for being responsible for the murder of students at Kichwamba Technical institute in 1998, the spate of Muslim clerics’ murders that swept the country between 2015 -2016 and the murder of 2 police officers at Bugiri police station in Busoga.

According to prosecution, Jamil Mukulu being the leader of ADF and Salaf Muslim community in Uganda, it is believed that he masterminded the murders and robberies that took place various districts of Bugiri, Tororo, Namayingo, Kampala, Wakiso, Jinja, Mbale and Budaka among others.

The court adjourned Mukulu’s case hearing to August 6.