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Police arrest NUP candidate Muhammad Ssegirinya in Jinja over alleged incitement on Facebook

Civic Space & Media Freedom Single source Jinja Nov 2020 (day not reported) Severity: 2/5

The Observer reports that Kawempe North NUP parliamentary candidate Muhammad Ssegirinya was arrested in Jinja city for allegedly inciting violence and organising an unlawful assembly, and was later remanded to Kirinya prison. He is accused of posting statements on Facebook on 19 November inciting the public to riot after the arrest of NUP presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi in Luuka. His lawyer said he was held at Nalufenya police station without access to family or lawyers.

Single source: Reported by one outlet; not yet independently confirmed.

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1 arrested or detained

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