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#FreeTabz
Friends, the nation we call Uganda is no more. In its place is some other land mass - a place where lawlessness, impunity & disregard for human rights is the order of the day.
There is no functional constitution & there is no rule of law anymore. The Executive, Judiciary & Legislature have conspired to hand over our country to a power-hungry junta that will abduct & torture you if you so much as breathe in a manner they don't deem fit.
It is as clear as daylight that we are on our own.
Cry the Beloved Country!
Controversial blogger and National Unity Platform (NUP) official photographer of Robert Kyagulanyi, Andrew Natumanya, popularly known as Tabz on the X platform, has been arrested, according to close associates.
DETAILS👉 https://t.co/yWW1XzG2PK
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The game is to overwhelm the opposition with court cases and boom the 5 years are done with no questions asked, wait when there will be 4 cases scheduled on one day #OhUgandaaaaa
UPDATE:Leader of Opposition Joel Ssenyonyi has written to the Speaker of Parliament requesting the reconvening of the House to debate alleged human rights violations.
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We've just been informed of the abduction of @NinyeTabz from Kamwokya a short while ago. He has been whisked away in a drone. The lawlessness continues!
#FreeUgandaNow
Habibi, Erias Lukwago has been charged with “misprision of treason”. In layman’s language, the state claims that Lukwago knew of @kizzabesigye1 intentions to commit treason but did not report him. This is a very dangerous road the state has taken! Let me explain.
First, Lukwago is NOT the first. Last year, PFF supporter & Besigye confidant @MakokhaMugeni was arrested and charged for the same offence. He's been in jail on pretrial remand since then. The case hasn't progressed, but he can't get bail either. The state can only claim that this is a serious offence.
Two, using the same charge, the state can now pick anyone associated with Besigye: PFF officials, supporters, legal team, even family, and lock them up. Remember the state doesn't have to prove that they committed treason, it just has to claim they were in a position where they should have had knowledge of Besigye’s intentions but didn't report.
Depending on how this case plays out, it could soon be used against other opposition figures, journalists, civil society leaders, and other critics of the regime. Pick a person, then make anyone close to them guilty by association using misprision of treason!
In the hands of a state desperate to lock up as many critics as possible, this charge is like a magic wand. It is very effective, and comes with endless possibilities. To the critics of a regime that engages in lawfare, this charge is like the equivalent of a nuclear bomb!
#FreeEriasLukwago
#FreeSamuelMakhoka
#FreeKizzaBesigye
#FreeObedLutale
#FreeUganda
And the unfortunate bit about our justice system is that once charged and remanded, it's upon you to prove your innocence.
The state has no interest in prosecuting you because they know they have no case against political prisoners.
All they do is to keep Ugandans in prison.
PHOTOS: Former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has appeared before the Makindye Chief Magistrate’s Court, where he has been charged with misprision of treason. He has denied the charges.
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📸: @abubakerlubowa
JUST IN: PFF leader Erias Lukwago has been charged with misprision of treason before the Makindye Chief Magistrate’s Court.
📸 @MawejjeGeoffrey#NBSUpdates