Daily Monitor
Wednesday January 06 2021
Nicholas Opiyo (centre) leaves Nakawa Court after he was charged with money laundering last Thursday. PHOTO /STEPHEN OTAGE.
Summary
The meeting expected to commence at 2:30pm was prompted by two petitions from concerned lawyers about alleged brutality against them by security personnel.
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Lawyers under their professional association Uganda Law Society (ULS) have called for a crisis meeting to discuss their colleagues’ arrest by security forces.
“Notice is hereby given that an extraordinary general meeting of the Uganda Law Society, will be held on Wednesday, January 6 (today) at 2:30pm to 4pm as a virtual meeting,” the notice signed off by the association’s secretary, Ms Rita Namakika Nangono, reads in part.