Wakilii
HomeCase law › Col. (Rtd ) Besigye v Attorney General (Constitutional Petition No. 6 of 2018)

Col. (Rtd ) Besigye v Attorney General (Constitutional Petition No. 6 of 2018)

Citation: [2023] UGCC 15 Court: Constitutional Court Decided: 2 March 2023 Jurisdiction: Uganda

Legal issues

Constitutional LawCriminal Law & ProcedureHuman RightsStatutory Interpretation

About this case

AI-generated summary — verify against the full judgment before relying on it.

Section 23(2)(a) of the Penal Code Act creating the offence of treason is not unconstitutionally vague and is a justifiable limitation on freedom of expression.

Ask Wakilii about this case

Get a cited answer on how Col. (Rtd ) Besigye applies to your facts, grounded in Ugandan statutes and case law.

Research this case →
Source: this page presents Wakilii's issue analysis and metadata for a publicly reported Ugandan judgment. Judgment text is sourced from the Uganda Legal Information Institute (ulii.org). Wakilii is not affiliated with ULII.