Kampala, 31st/May/2012; the police force has apologized to the media for the excesses of the police officers against the journalists on duty. “I apologize for whatever has happened to journalists. I am going to re-open and investigate all of the 107 cases committed against journalists in 2011.” Kayihura said. He was at a one day…
COURTACQUITS JOURNALIST AFTER THREE YEARS IN PRISON
Kampala, 30th/May/2012; A High Court judge David Wangutusi has acquitted a Mega FM journalist Otim Patrick and 12 other suspects who have been on charges of treason and concealment oftreason for lack of sufficient evidence to sustain a prima facie case. Justice Wangutusi before acquitting the accused held that theconcealment of treason count is rendered…
HRNJ-UGANDA ALERT, MT. LEBANON CHURCH ACCEPTS LIABILITY FOR ATTACKED MUKONO JOURNALISTS.
Mukono, 29th/May/2012; The Pastor of Mt. Lebanon Church in Mukono, Samuel Lwandasa has apologized to the journalists and committed to buy new cameras to replace those damaged during an attack on Mukono journalists. This was during a meeting between the journalists and the church. The meeting at Shame Gardens in Mukono was attended by Mt.…
HRNJ-UGANDA ALERT, POLICE PREFERS ASSAULT AND MALICIOUS DAMAGE TO PROPERTY CHARGES AGAINST MUKONO JOURNALISTS’ ATTACKERS.
Mukono, 22nd/May/2012; The police in Mukono have started investigating into the attack of four Mukono district based journalists by summoning and quizzing Pastor Samuel Landasa of Mount Lebanon Church from whose church a group of youths emerged and beat up journalists on Sunday 20th and confiscated their tools of work. A group of about…
HRNJ-UGANDA ALERT, MUKONO JOURNALISTS ATTACKED BY BORN-AGAIN CHRISTIANS
Mukono 21st/May/2012; Three journalists working in Mukono district were attacked on Sunday by members of Mount. Lebanon Church as they went to cover a news story about the controversy surrounding the church. The church is led by Pastor Samuel Landasa. The journalists included Kalumba Ronald of WBS television, Paddy Nsobya of Bukedde Newspaper (Vision Group…