The High Court in Kampala has issued a temporary injunction barring media from publishing stories on the ongoing investigations into the murder of Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Andrew Felix Kaweesi.
The injunction comes against a backdrop of a case filed by the Inspector General of Police General Kale Kayihura against media houses the Red Pepper, The Investigator, ChimpReports among others. It further adds that the costs of the case will be in the main cause.
Gen. Kayihura accuses the said media house of publishing information relating to the case without permission from Police and, according to court documents filed Wednesday April 19 he contends that the publications are injurious to police investigations, national security and prejudicial to the workings of the security agencies of Uganda. Subsequently, he ask court to permanently restrain media from writing any further about the case.
And, in a court ruling delivered this afternoon by the Assistant Court Registrar, Joy Bahinguza Kabagye, she stopped the defendants from publishing about the matter until August 21 this year, when the main suit will be heard.
“An Interim Order doth issue restraining the Respondents/Defendants by themselves or through their authorised agents/servants/employees from publishing the contents or running any series on the investigation into the murder of AIGP Andrew Felix Kaweesi pending the disposal of main application H.C.M.A No. 255 of 2017 or until further orders are issued by this court,” reads the order.
Representatives of the said media houses did not appear in court but the Attorney General was represented.
