Court orders gov t to produce detained American national Guy Smith
April 28, 2021 Guy Smith s family in court
The High court has ordered the government to produce detained American national, Guy Smith and also explain why he has spent more than the mandatory 48 hours without appearing in court.
Justice Musa Ssekaana, the head of the High court Civil Division issued the orders following a successful application filed by Smith s lawyers from the Centre for Legal Aid led by Henry Byansi and his wife, Sharon Tusiime.
In their application, the applicants demanded that the government produces their client in court dead or alive and show cause why they have violated his right to liberty. Tusiime argued that security personnel invaded their home in Fort Portal city in western Uganda at around 2:00 am on March 21, 2021, and forcefully whisked her husband to Kampala.