Daily Monitor
Tuesday December 22 2020
Summary
Mr Opiyo was arrested with three other lawyers; Herbert Dakasi, Anthony Odur and Esomu Obure.
Mr Hamid Tenywa, a National Unity Platform (NUP) human rights Officer, was also arrested alongside the four lawyers.
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Mr Nicholas Opiyo, a human rights lawyer based in Kampala has been arrested by plain cloth security men, his team said Tuesday.
Mr Opiyo represents the Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) whose accounts were blocked by security last week on accusations of supporting terrorism in Uganda.
He was picked from Lamaro restaurant located in Kamwokya, a Kampala suburb, handcuffed and taken to an unknown location.