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Mwenda and Another v Attorney General [2010] UGCC 9

Citation: [2010] UGCC 9 Court: Constitutional Court Decided: 25 August 2010 Jurisdiction: Uganda

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Sections 39 and 40 of the Penal Code Act creating the offence of sedition are unconstitutional and void for violating freedom of expression; the sectarianism challenge failed.

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