The Leader of Opposition in Parliament (LOP) Joel Ssenyonyi has once again tabled on the floor of Parliament the list of National Unity Platform (NUP) supporters who have been missing for close to three years.
Ssenyonyi says the list include those who were abducted by the security operatives and disappeared for good, others who have been jailed without trial and a number of civilians who are being tried in the general court martial.
“This afternoon in Parliament, I’ve once again laid on table the list of missing persons including John Bosco Kibalama (whom Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja said was arrested and she knows where he is), plus those in jail like Olivia Lutaaya for over 3 years without trial,” says Ssenyonyi in a statement he posted on his X handle.
He however says that they had tabled these lists in Parliament before, shared the same with Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC), and the same records are in court where the matters are.
“So for those fellows in government who say they agree with us that their government is brutal and continues to illegally detain political opponents, they can access the lists, and stop pretending that they don’t know who these people are or where the lists are,” he said adding;
“We continue to demand for the immediate release of these Ugandans who are being persecuted for no good reason.
Recently, myself and other MPs stood surety for those in jail after the court martial irregularly rejected their parents and spouses as sureties saying they are not substantial.”
LOP says that on 15th April, the Court Martial is going to rule on their substantiality as sureties.
He has wondered that “If the court martial thinks parents, spouses and national leaders are not substantial sureties for these persecuted people, we shall demand that they tell us who we should bring to court that is substantial enough.”
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