the hearing of the appeal, in which over 400 condemned inmates in Uganda are

the hearing of the appeal, in which over 400 condemned inmates in Uganda are seeking to quash the death sentence, was set for May 22. The Constitutional Court maintained the death penalty, saying it was constitutional and the hanging was a lawful means of carrying out the sentence. However, it annulled the mandatory death sentence as unconstitutional.
At least 417 inmates led by Susan Kigula, condemned for murder, challenged the constitutionality of the death penalty, saying it was cruel, inhuman and degrading and asked the court to abolish it. The Attorney General also cross-appealed the inmates' appeal, saying he was not satisfied with the June 2005 ruling in which the Constitutional Court upheld the death sentence.