Uganda: Govt Suspends Police Officer After Politician Assault

Uganda has suspended a police officer accused of alleged sexual assault of a female opposition activist, an act that prompted other women to bare their bras in protest, an official said Tuesday.

On Monday, a group of women activists marched semi-naked on Kampala streets to protest police treatment of a female opposition leader last week, which reportedly included the squeezing of her breast.

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