Court hears Petition seeking for extension of time in two cases alleging arrests in Rwanda and illegal detentions in Uganda
East African Court of Justice, 10th June, 2021: The First Instance Division today heard two petitions arising from the cases challenging the Government of Uganda over the plight of Rwandans who were allegedly arrested, tortured and detained in Uganda.
The 1st Application that came up for hearing was filed by the Attorney General (AG) of Uganda, seeking for extension of time to file written submission in support of this Application. The Respondent represented by lawyer Angel Ampurire opposed the AG's prayers arguing that they did not indicate reasons for not filing their submissions on time and that this would lead to delayed justice. The court ordered the parties to file their submissions, adding that the ruling would be delivered in due course.
