A 24-year-old Ugandan TikToker, Edward Awebwa, has been sentenced to jail to serve six years after he pleaded responsible to prices associated to spreading hate speech and malicious data in opposition to President Museveni, the First Woman, and the First Son.
Entebbe Chief Justice of the Peace Courtroom Decide handed the ruling following the arrest of Awebwa who shared a video clip on the “Save Media Uganda” platform as he hurled nasty insults towards the primary household.
Within the clip, Awebwa is clearly heard uttering tribalistic statements and vulgar phrases that clearly disturbed the peace of the primary household and his arrest doesn’t come as a shock to many.
Awebwa now joins a protracted checklist of content material creators who’ve been jailed for spreading malicious data and hate speech previously couple of months.
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Earlier this 12 months, Strain 24/7 was remanded on prices associated to offensive communication as he was accused of insulting the President and the Kabaka of Buganda amongst different necessary folks.
MC Chumi was additionally remanded for the same case however have been granted bail.
In 2022, TikToker Teddy Nalubowa, additionally needed to serve her sentence after she was arrested for celebrating Gen. Elly Tumwine’s demise.
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