Police Criminal Investigations Directorate – CID has summoned human rights lawyer Isaac Ssemakadde over abuse of a judicial officer.
Ssemakadde has been summoned by Assistant Commissioner of Police Julius Twinomujuni on behalf of the Director CID to report at the CID headquarters in Kibuli on February 28th, 2022.
According to the letter the Chief Executive Officer of Legal Brains Trust has been pinned for offending Justice Musa Sekaana of the High Court Civil Division on his twitter account.
“The Directorate of Criminal Investigations is conducting inquiries into alleged offensive communication to the prejudice of Hon. Justice Ssekaana Musa. You are required to report to CID headquarters on 28/02/2022 at 1000hrs and you will particularly report to officer in charge of cyber Crime D/SSP Kayiza Henry who will guide you on what is required,” the letter dated February 21 to Ssemakadde reads in part.,” the summon reads.
Trouble for Ssemakkade started on on February 1st, 2022,when the Uganda Judicial Officers Association- UJOA through their president Justice Tadeo Asiimwe who accused him of attacking judicial officers together with Male Mabirizi.
“The Uganda Judicial Officers Association UJOA has learnt of the unbecoming utterances attributed to Isaac Ssemakadde, an Advocate , through his Twitter handle @IsaacSsemakadde directed to some Judicial Officers. The same arose out of a decision that found Mr Male Mabirizi in contempt of Court and recommended sanctions as against him for such conduct,” wrote Asiimwe.
Controversial City lawyer Male Mabirizi was jailed at Kitalya government prison for 18 months yesterday for disrespect of court.
The previous week, High Court Civil Division Judge Musa Ssekaana issued an order directing Police to arrest him upon sight for continued attack of judicial officers for the second time.
Ssekaana’s ruling came after State Attorney Patricia Mutesi filed another application for Mabirizi to be found guilty of contempt of court and be committed to civil prison.
Mutesi argued that despite a January 27th, 2022 order warning Mabirizi to desist from attacking judicial officers, he continued making despicable posts on his social media platforms against him (Ssekaana) and the Judiciary.
Mutesi also described the 300 million shillings fine that was issued against him by Ssekaana last month for contempt of Court as null and void which statement was viewed as an attack on Court and Judiciary as a whole.
Mabirizi , however maintained that Ssekaana’s orders were illegal.
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