Jamil Mukulu | |
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Born | David Steven 17 April 1964 |
Other names | Jamil Alirabaki, Mazengo David Amos, Lwanga Thomas Musisi, Nicholas Lumu, Philipp Nyanzi, Yafesi, Abdullah Jjungu, Petanguli Kalemire, Denis Kityo Musoke |
Organization | Allied Democratic Forces |
Criminal charge(s) | Murder, crimes against humanity DRC: Murder, terrorism (in absentia) |
Criminal penalty | DRC: Death (in absentia)[1] Awaiting trial |
Criminal status | In custody, awaiting trial |
Jamil Mukulu (born David Steven) is a Ugandan militant leader and suspected war criminal who was the principal founder and former leader of the Allied Democratic Forces, an armed Islamist rebel group in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Mukulu was arrested in Tanzania in 2015 and is currently awaiting trial in Uganda for charges such as murder and crimes against humanity.[2]