A man, Robert Shaka has been imprisoned in Uganda for allegedly criticising the President.
Mr Shaka on Thursday evening appeared in court where he was charged and sent to Luzira prison in Kampala after spending 3 days in police custody.
The charge came hours after a court had ordered the police to unconditionally release him for being held beyond the 48 constitutional hour rule before being formally charged.
The accused had been held at Kireka’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) since Monday.
The alleged social media critic who is also an IT specialist, was charged with offensive communication contrary to Section 25 of Computer Misuse Act, which he denied.
According to the charge sheet, the State alleges that Mr Shaka, who used the alias Tom Voltaire Okwalinga, between 2011 and 2015, in Kampala, wilfully and repeatedly using a computer with no purpose of legitimate communication, disturbed the right to privacy of President Yoweri Museveni by posting statements regarding his health on Facebook.
He was accordingly remanded to Luzira until Monday when he will reappear to apply for bail.
The accused had been held at Kireka’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) since Monday.
