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Kalisizo court fines 29 Kyotera protesters Shs150,000 each after guilty pleas

Justice & Court Rulings Verified Kyotera 25 Nov 2020 Severity: 2/5

Before Kalisizo Chief Magistrate Joy Nambozo, 29 of the 52 people arrested over the Kyotera protests pleaded guilty to unlawful assembly and breaching COVID-19 rules and were fined Shs150,000 each or four months in prison. They paid the fines and were released; NUP and DP candidates for Kyotera County said they were working for the release of the others still held.

Part of Protests after the arrest of Robert Kyagulanyi, 18–19 November 2020. Its victims are counted once, in that overall toll.

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