Brian Ssekumba, a journalist attached to the Christian Television Channel 44 who has been held in Police detention following his arrest on Monday has finally been released.
Information from the Uganda Journalists Association (UJA) indicate that Ssenkumba was released last night from Natete Police Division where he had been detained following his arrest earlier in the day.
It is understood that at the time of his release, some UJA representatives were at Natete Police Station where they had camped in ensuring that the Channel 44 TV journalist regains his freedom.
UJA leadership decried the persistent violation of press freedom by the authorities that are charged with the duty of safeguarding them.
Ssekumba was arrested from Kabuusu – Lubaga Division, Kampala city when he was exercising his professional journalistic duty. He was covering a story involving the National Unity Palatiform (NUP) supporters ahead of their party president Bobi Wine presidential campaign visit to the Division.
He had ignored orders from the ground Police officers retraining him from filming the un folding events, earning him an instant penalty of detention.
The act was condemned by UJA in an interim statement on Monday, describing it as illegal, before demanding for his immediate un conditional release.
Now that Ssenkumba out of detention, he can breathe again. # Journalism is not a Crime.
