European Union Condemns Zaake Torture, Arbitrary Arrests In Uganda During COVID-19 Lockdown
By Keefa Nuwahereza
The European Union in Uganda has condemned the government’s
high-handedness and arbitrary arrests during the Coronavirus (COVID-19)
lockdwn.
Citing examples of Mityana Municipality Member of
Parliament Francis Zaake, who was arrested several days back for distributing
food to Ugandans affected by the COVID-19 lockdown and Kakwenza Rukirabashaija,
who was arrested for allegedly writing a
book that is critical of government.
H.E Amb. Attilio Pacifici's letter
On 13 April, Kakwenza Rukirabashaija, a Ugandan
activist, was arrested by military police at his home in Iganga, eastern
Uganda. He was charged with the trumped-up charges of defamation and cyber
related crimes and detained in the military barracks at Mbuya, near the capital
Kampala.
He is popu...
