/ 7 April 2000

MURDER CHARGES LAID AGAINST CULT LEADERS

ARREST warrants on murder charges have been issued against six leaders of the Ugandan doomsday cult held responsible for the deaths of around 1000 followers, officials said Thursday. The director of public prosecutions Richard Buteera has listed the six leaders of the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God as Joseph Kibwetere. They are the movement’s “prophet”, Credonia Mwerinde, its so-called “programmer”, Dominic Kataribaabo, a former Roman Catholic priest, and three others whom Buteera named only as Kasaburari, Kamagari and Komuhangi. Charges of 10 counts of murder were brought Thursday morning against each of the six.