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Daily Monitor
Monday May 03 2021
Police officers block the entrance at City Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago’s house. Mr Lukwago and other opposition figures are usually subjected to house arrests especially during seasons of heightened political activities. PHOTO/FILE/ABUBAKER LUBOWA
Summary
The petitioners aver that Section 24(2) of the Police Act is amenable to abuse through arbitrary detention for unspecified and extended period of time without trial in violation of Articles 23 and 28 of the Constitution.
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Lawyers have asked the Constitutional Court to declare as illegal, various sections of the Police Act and Criminal Procedure Code that give the Force powers on preventive arrest and detention of people without trial.