Terrorism accused opposes FBI secrecy

Iuze Mukube

The terrorism-accused Jona Hangula has urged the High Court to hear the evidence of a State witness, a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent, in open court rather than behind closed doors.

The request was made in an application opposing the State’s application that seeks to allow the FBI agent to testify anonymously or in camera (behind closed doors).

Hangula further seeks an order from the court for the State’s in camera application to be dismissed.

An order against the State’s request that the alleged FBI agent be allowed to testify remotely via Zoom or Teams, or any other platform of a similar nature, without a video.

The accused wants “his legal team, friends, wife and church members who wish to attend the proceedings during the alleged FBI agent’s testimony allowed to attend the proceedings and bear witness to the testimony of such alleged FBI agent.”