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Uganda arraigns Chinese quarantine escapees after treatment

Last updated on September 11th, 2021 at 02:54 pm

Authorities in Uganda are set to press charges against half dozen Chinese nationals who escaped from institutional quarantine about a month ago.

In all, there are six Chines and two Ugandan co-conspirators expected to be arraigned before the Nakawa Magistrates court according to a local journalist, Mujuni Raymond. The suspects are: Huang Haigiang, Li Chaochyan, Lin Xiaofang, Qin Shening, Liang Xinging and Huahg Wei.

According to the journalist, the six had escaped quarantine before two of them tested positive for the virus after they were arrested. The case was temporarily put on hold as they entered government treatment for the virus.

The court process was supposed to have started in March. No charge was formally communicated and they did not appear in court. Prosecution said they were to be charged with doing an act likely to spread an infections disease.

Prosecution said in March that the six on March 19th left a hotel facility where they were supposed to be undergoing mandatory quarantine against COVID-19. They were subsequently arrested and tested.

Apparently they were attempting to cross over to the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, when they were arrested in the Zombo district. They had flown in from Guangzhou in the Guandong Province. The area has been in the news recently for mistreatment of Africans.

(AFP)

Albert Echetah

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