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Security officers restrain and detain daughter of treason accused Lutale in High Court, Kampala

Civic Space & Media Freedom Single source Kampala 6 Nov 2025 Severity: 2/5

The Observer reports that after the ruling in the Besigye treason case, Mariam Obeid Lutale, a daughter of the second accused and a parliamentary aspirant for Lubaga North, ran towards the judge shouting, and counter-terrorism police and prison officers restrained her and dragged her from the courtroom. She was later detained at Kampala Central Police Station; defence lawyer Martha Karua asked the court for her release.

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

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1 arrested or detained

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