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Ugandan Newspaper Editors Appear in Court, Denied Bail

The editors of local daily tabloid Red Pepper have been charged with seven counts, including the publication of information prejudicial to security and libel. The group is also said to have published newspaper story lines that injured the reputations of President Yoweri Museveni, his brother General Salim Saleh and security minister Lieutenant General Henery Tumukunde. They denied the charges.

Michael Kakumirizi/Daily Monitor

Red Pepper directors and editors in the dock at Buganda Road Court on Monday.

  • Uganda:   Red Pepper Editors Arraigned in Court

    Observer, 27 November 2017

    Five directors and three editors of Red Pepper Publications have today, Monday been arraigned in Buganda Road court, almost a week after they were arrested over a tabloid story… Read more »

  • Uganda:   Red Pepper Editors in Court

    Independent (Kampala), 27 November 2017

    A week after their arrest, eight editors and directors of one of Uganda's most popular tabloid newspaper groups are in court to face "treason" charges over an article implicating… Read more »

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