Lawyers want police stripped of preventive arrest powers
Daily Monitor Monday May 03 2021 Police officers block the entrance at City Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago’s house. Mr Lukwago and other opposition figures are usually subjected to house arrests especially during seasons of heightened political activities. PHOTO/FILE/ABUBAKER LUBOWA Summary The petitioners aver that Section 24(2) of the Police Act is amenable to abuse through arbitrary detention for unspecified and extended period of time without trial in violation of Articles 23 and 28 of the Cons...
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