{"id":87800,"date":"2024-11-27T19:09:17","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T19:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/balaam-seeks-pardon-for-nup-supporters"},"modified":"2024-11-27T19:31:47","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T19:31:47","slug":"balaam-seeks-pardon-for-nup-supporters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/balaam-seeks-pardon-for-nup-supporters","title":{"rendered":"Balaam Seeks Pardon for NUP Supporters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. <\/strong><\/span><b>The Minister of State for Youth and Children Affairs, Balaam Barugahara, has announced ongoing efforts to secure a presidential pardon for nine remaining National Unity Platform (NUP) supporters still in custody.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>According to Minister Balaam, the detainees have pleaded guilty to the charges against them and apologised for their undemocratic and unlawful actions.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter dated October 24, 2024, referenced as File No. 072\/2021\/GCM\/Uganda versus Ssegujja Rashid and 31 others, Balaam appealed to President Yoweri Museveni to extend clemency to the nine detainees.<\/p>\n<p>The letter notes that 19 other NUP detainees were pardoned after spending nearly four years in prison. Balaam assured the president that the remaining nine detainees have acknowledged their mistakes and are prepared to face the charges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe nine have already written, requesting a pardon, but I told them it\u2019s only the president who grants pardons. Sadly, three of them have mental health issues,\u201d the letter states.<\/p>\n<p>The letter also reveals that the convicts have expressed willingness to enroll in patriotism training programs at Kasenyi or Kyankwanzi upon their release, believing this will equip them to serve the country more constructively.<\/p>\n<p>Balaam reiterated his commitment to working with relevant authorities to secure the release and reintegration of the nine individuals, emphasising the importance of learning from past mistakes and contributing positively to national development.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Uganda<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. The Minister of State for Youth and Children Affairs, Balaam Barugahara, has announced ongoing efforts to secure a presidential pardon for nine remaining National Unity Platform (NUP) supporters still in custody. According to Minister Balaam, the detainees have pleaded guilty to the charges against them and apologised for their undemocratic and unlawful [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":87799,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[234],"class_list":["post-87800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-uganda"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Balaam Seeks Pardon for NUP Supporters - Uganda<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Minister of State for Youth and Children Affairs, Balaam Barugahara, has announced ongoing efforts to secure a pr ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/balaam-seeks-pardon-for-nup-supporters\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Balaam Seeks Pardon for NUP Supporters\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Minister of State for Youth and Children Affairs, Balaam Barugahara, has announced ongoing efforts to secure a pr ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/balaam-seeks-pardon-for-nup-supporters\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Uganda\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-11-27T19:09:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-11-27T19:31:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/uganda\/sites\/34\/2024\/11\/sm_1732722908.2856.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"962\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"539\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/balaam-seeks-pardon-for-nup-supporters#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/balaam-seeks-pardon-for-nup-supporters\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Balaam Seeks Pardon for NUP Supporters\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-11-27T19:09:17+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-11-27T19:31:47+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/balaam-seeks-pardon-for-nup-supporters\"},\"wordCount\":234,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/balaam-seeks-pardon-for-nup-supporters#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/uganda\/sites\/34\/2024\/11\/sm_1732722908.2856.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"uganda\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/balaam-seeks-pardon-for-nup-supporters#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/balaam-seeks-pardon-for-nup-supporters\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/balaam-seeks-pardon-for-nup-supporters\",\"name\":\"Balaam Seeks Pardon for NUP Supporters - 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