Ugandan TikToker Jailed for ‘Vulgar’ Content About Museveni
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TikToker Edward Awebwa has been sentenced to six years in prison for disseminating “misleading and malicious” content about President Yoweri Museveni, his wife, and their son Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is the head of the military.
He pleaded guilty and sought forgiveness. However, the presiding magistrate said that despite his plea for mercy, he did not appear remorseful for his actions. The magistrate also remarked that the language used in the video was “really vulgar”.
Museveni has been in power since 1986.
In 2022, Ugandan writer Kakwenza Rukirabashaija fled to Germany, alleging he had been tortured in jail for insulting President Museveni and his son. Activist and writer Stella Nyanzi, now in exile, was previously imprisoned after publishing a poem critical of President Museveni.
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