Ssemakade charged
Outspoken Human Rights Lawyer Isaac Ssemakade has been charged with offensive communication and cyber stocking at the CID headquarters in Kibuli.
The charges are related to statements he uttered against Justice Musa Sekaana of the High Court Civil Division. He was asked to appear before Henry Kayizi the Commissioner Cyber Crimes Investigations Unit by 10 am today.
The founder and Chief Executive Officer of Legal Brains Trust arrived dressed in casual jeans and a black sweater holding hands with his lover and escorted by Gawaya Tegule, a lawyer and veteran journalist.
He was consequently charged and ordered to return on March 21,202 as police concludes its investigations on the matter.
Relentless Ssemakade while interacting with journalists outside the CID offices vowed not to remain silent despite the charges unless irregularities within the judicial system are rectified.
Ssemakade charged
Ssemakadde also responded to an earlier statement made by the CID spokesperson Charles Twiine alleging that he is was subjected to a mental check and was discovered to be of sound mind. Ssemakade threatened to sue Twine over his statement arguing that they are instead ignorant of the law.
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.
Meanwhile controversial City lawyer Male Mabirizi was jailed at Kitalya government prison for 18 months 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.
