The Ugandan government tabled in Parliament the Suppression...

The Ugandan government tabled in Parliament the Suppression of Terrorism Bill 2001 that seeks to impose a mandatory death sentence for terrorists and any person who aids, finances or supports terrorism.
"Subject to this act, any person who engages in or carries out any act of terrorism commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be sentenced to death," Section 7 (1) of the bill states.
The bill seeks to give the high court "extra-territorial jurisdiction" to try any offence relating to terrorism committed within or outside Uganda.
US embassy diplomats had appeared before the Defence and Internal Affairs Committee on October 2 and urged parliament to pass the bill expeditiously.
The Speaker of parliament, Edward Ssekandi, has referred the bill to the appropriate committee (Internal Affairs) for scrutiny.