Nairobi — Ugandan authorities should cease investigation and intimidation of privately-owned daily newspaper Red Pepper editor Ben Byarabaha, and four other publications, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
On June 15, Uganda's Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) summoned Byarabaha in relation to an article in Red Pepper on the health of Uganda's Inspector General of Police Kale Kayihura, according to documents seen by CPJ. Authorities alleged that the article was intended to "disturb the peace, quiet, and privacy" of Kayihura.
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