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Foundation for Human Rights Initiative v Attorney General (Constitutional Petition No. 53 of 2011)

Citation: [2020] UGCC 7 Court: Constitutional Court Decided: 3 July 2020 Jurisdiction: Uganda
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The Constitutional Court held it lacked jurisdiction over the arrest and treason charges issue and that Police Act section 24 on preventive arrest is constitutional.

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