The High Court will tomorrow deliver final judgment in a case lodged against the former Old Kampala Police Station District Police Commander (DPC) Joram Mwesigye, who allegedly assaulted journalist Andrew Lwanga.
‘Let’s stand in solidarity with Andrew Lwanga and the media at large in seeking justice and pushing for a more secure working environment as we attend court to witness delivery of the much-awaited judgment,’ a statement by the Human Rights Network for Journalists Uganda (HRNJ-U) reads in part.
The on-off trial of Mwesigye began in 2015, and has been ongoing for almost two years.
‘Trial has raged on since 2015 to now 10th March, 2017 when court is set to deliver its final judgment on the matter. This case has been a center of attention and generated interest of many journalists -both local and international, media fraternity, Civil society, Non-Governmental Organisations, the International and Donor community, politicians, government and the general public, among others,’ the statement adds.
On January 13, 2015, it took a group of journalists, led by HRNJ-Uganda, to resort to a peaceful demonstration from the city center to the Police headquarters in Naguru for the police to take action and arrest Mwesigye, charging him with assault and malicious damage to property at Buganda Road Court. He was released on bail on the same day.
