Dokument #1046962
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Autor)
The former Minister for Youth, Culture and
Sports, Brigadier Moses Ali, was reportedly arrested in April 1990
and charged with treason for illegal possession of arms and
ammunition. He was later released on a bail of U$833, but the bail
was later cancelled (AFP 12 Jan. 1992). According to Reuters, a
Ugandan businessman, Yasin Amin, was also arrested with Moses Ali
(31 Dec. 1991). The BBC summary of 10 January 1991 reported that
another person, Haji Moses Rajab, a fishmonger and teacher was also
arrested. According to Country Reports for Human Rights
Practices for 1992, however, Brigadier Moses Ali was tried for
treason but was acquitted (1992, 285). A representative of the
Uganda High Commission in Ottawa stated, in a telephone interview
with the DIRB, that Brigadier Moses Ali has since lost his cabinet
post but remains a member of the National Resistance Council (NRC),
of the National Executive Council of the NRC, and that he is
politically active (7 June 1993).
Information on the training of athletes to
fight as guerrillas and on the arrest of some athletes during their
return to Uganda in connection with Brigadier Moses Ali is
currently unavailable to the DIRB in Ottawa.
AFP. 12 January 1992. "Bail Cancelled
for Former Minister Charged with Treason." (NEXIS)
BBC Summary of World Broadcasts. 10
January 1991. "Former Ugandan Minister Found Guilty On Arms
Charge." (NEXIS)
Country Reports on Human Rights
Practices for 1991. 1992. United States Department of State.
Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office.
Reuters. 31 December 1991. "Ugandan
Businessman Faces Trial for Treason." (NEXIS)
Uganda High Commission, Ottawa. 7 June
1993. Telephone Interview with Representative.
AFP. 12 January 1992. "Bail Cancelled
for Former Minister Charged with Treason." (NEXIS)
The Associated Press. 14 December
1992. "Former Minister Facing Treason Charges Freed on Bail."
(NEXIS)
BBC Summary of World Broadcasts. 10
January 1991. "Former Ugandan Minister Found Guilty On Arms
Charge." (NEXIS)
Reuters. 31 December 1991. "Ugandan
Businessman Faces Trial for Treason." (NEXIS)