Makerere researcher, Dr. Stella Nyanzi has been remanded to Luzira prisons until 25th April.
Her lawyers led by Counsels Nicholas Opio and Isaac Semakkade managed to water down the police request to have Dr Nyanzi cross-examined at Luzira referral mental facility to determine her state of mind.
Even in the dock, the outspoken activist didn’t shy away from blaming the government from failing to fulfill its promises particularly providing sanitary pads.
After charges being read to her, Dr.stella defended her self-saying the words she used on social media don’t tantamount to cyber harassment.
“I’ve called Museveni for a rapist if the constitution and a range of other metaphors; does that mean he is a rapist?” She asked before she raised her voice to condone the incompetent yellow government.
Dr Nyanzi was charged with two counts including cyber harassment contrary to section 24 (1)(2)(a) of the Computer misuse Act 2011 and offensive communication contrary to section 25 of the Computer Misuse Act 2011.
In the first count, prosecution alleges that “Dr Nyanzi on January 28, 2017 at Kampala District or thereabout used a computer to post on her Facbook page “Stella Nyanzi” wherein she made a suggestion or proposal referring to His Excellence Yoweri Kaguta Museveni as among others “a pair of buttocks” which suggestion/ proposal is obscene or indecent.”
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