Ssemujju may be deported after serving jail term in UK
Jun 06, 2005
THE National Freedom Party President, Herman Ssemujju, may be deported to Uganda after serving his sentence in a London jail.
By Patrick Jaramogi
THE National Freedom Party President, Herman Ssemujju, may be deported to Uganda after serving his sentence in a London jail.
Ssemujju is held at Dover Prison following his arrest in London last Wednesday.
Dover Prison is located in Dover, in UK’s busiest cross channels, 21 miles (34kms) from the French port of Calais. The centre handles failed asylum-seekers.
Prison authorities said Ssemujju was at their Immigration Removal centre.
“Speaking from his cell yesterday, Ssemujju said, “I was arrested. I am in jail but I am alive. At least no one will kill me.†Asked why he was arrested, he said, “I can’t talk to you for much. Talk to my solicitors and my wife.â€
His wife, Agnes Nyadoi, a registered state nurse in the UK, said, “Our solicitors are doing what they can to thwart the deportation.â€
One of their solicitors, based in Croydon, said they had contacted the Home Office and were told Ssemujju’s asylum papers were misplaced.
“We are handling the case to our best. It’s just that his papers were misplaced,†he said. However, Dover Prison sources said once convicts serve their sentences, they face deportation. “Very rarely will they be released from prison,†said the source.
The Home Office yesterday said Ssemujju’s deportation papers were being processed.
A source at the British High Commission in Kampala said, “We don’t know yet when he will be deported.â€
Ssemujju fled into exile in 1997 after a botched attempt to stand for presidency in 1996. He had applied for amnesty and was awaiting a response from the Home Office. He was due to return this December to stand for president next year.
THE National Freedom Party President, Herman Ssemujju, may be deported to Uganda after serving his sentence in a London jail.
Ssemujju is held at Dover Prison following his arrest in London last Wednesday.
Dover Prison is located in Dover, in UK’s busiest cross channels, 21 miles (34kms) from the French port of Calais. The centre handles failed asylum-seekers.
Prison authorities said Ssemujju was at their Immigration Removal centre.
“Speaking from his cell yesterday, Ssemujju said, “I was arrested. I am in jail but I am alive. At least no one will kill me.†Asked why he was arrested, he said, “I can’t talk to you for much. Talk to my solicitors and my wife.â€
His wife, Agnes Nyadoi, a registered state nurse in the UK, said, “Our solicitors are doing what they can to thwart the deportation.â€
One of their solicitors, based in Croydon, said they had contacted the Home Office and were told Ssemujju’s asylum papers were misplaced.
“We are handling the case to our best. It’s just that his papers were misplaced,†he said. However, Dover Prison sources said once convicts serve their sentences, they face deportation. “Very rarely will they be released from prison,†said the source.
The Home Office yesterday said Ssemujju’s deportation papers were being processed.
A source at the British High Commission in Kampala said, “We don’t know yet when he will be deported.â€
Ssemujju fled into exile in 1997 after a botched attempt to stand for presidency in 1996. He had applied for amnesty and was awaiting a response from the Home Office. He was due to return this December to stand for president next year.