Olara Otunnu v Attorney General
Olara Otunnu v Attorney General (Constitutional Petition No. 12 of 2010) [2019] UGCC 3 (18 April 2019)
The Court held that Section 27A(1) and (2) of the Police Act (as amended), which empower police officers to summon individuals for questioning and require production of documents for investigative purposes, constitute a justifiable limitation on personal liberty in a free and democratic society and are not inconsistent with Articles 23(1), 28(1) and (11), 29(1)(a)(b)(d)(e), 29(2)(a)(b), and 38 of the Constitution. However, Section 27A(3) and (4), which impose penalties for non-compliance and create ambiguity regarding self-incrimination, are disproportionate, arbitrary, and vague, lacking ade…
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- Police Powers
- Personal Liberty
- Fair Hearing
- Freedom Of Expression
- Proportionality Test
- Criminal Procedure