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Olara Otunnu v Attorney General (Constitutional Petition No. 12 of 2010)

Citation: [2019] UGCC 3 Court: Constitutional Court Decided: 18 April 2019 Jurisdiction: Uganda
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Held that Section 27A(3) and (4) of the Police Act are unconstitutional for penalising a person before charge, though summons for questioning itself is constitutional.

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