US EditionUgandan TikToker Jailed for Videos Targeting President
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Ugandan TikToker jailed for videos targeting president - Daily Trust
A Ugandan TikToker was condemned Wednesday to six years in prison for spreading “misleading and malicious” information after he insulted President Yoweri Museveni, his wife, and their son. According to prosecutors, Edward Awebwa between February and March posted “vulgar” videos about the first family. The 24-year-old had pleaded guilty. Awebwa “is pleading for mercy but he does not look remorseful at all for his actions,” Judge Stella Maris Am…
A 24-year-old Ugandan, Edward Awebwa, was sentenced on 10 July to six years in prison for insulting President Yoweri Museveni and his family members on the social network TikTok. Read
Ugandan Tiktoker jailed for six years for insulting Museveni and family
A Ugandan court has sentenced a 24-year-old man to six years in prison for insulting the president and the first family through his video posted on TikTok, the BBC has reported. Edward Awebwa was charged with hate speech and spreading “misleading and malicious” information against President Yoweri Museveni, First Lady Janet Museveni and son Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is the head of the military. The court also heard that Awebwa had shared abusive …
Ugandan TikToker jailed for 'vulgar' videos targeting president - Manila Standard
A Ugandan TikToker was condemned Wednesday to six years in prison for spreading “misleading and malicious” information after he insulted President Yoweri Museveni, his wife, and their son. According to prosecutors, Edward Awebwa between February and March posted “vulgar” videos about the first family. The 24-year-old had pleaded guilty. Awebwa “is pleading for mercy but […] The post Ugandan TikToker jailed for ‘vulgar’ videos targeting president…
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