{{A Ugandan local court, January 2, dismissed a disobedience case against British film producer David Cecil Edward Hugh for secretly staging a play supporting gay rights despite a ban by the Media Council on the play script}}. <\/p>\n
The case was dismissed by Chief Magistrate Esther Nambayo after the State on numerous occasions failed to produce a single witness to testify against the producer.<\/p>\n
According to the State, the police file for \u2018The River and The Mountain\u2019 writer had never been produced in court as it was still with the Uganda police.<\/p>\n
While dismissing the case, the magistrate advised the State to reinstate the charges if they wished so.<\/p>\n
Further, the court also ordered that Mr Cecil\u2019s Shs500,000 bail money and passport be returned. <\/p>\n
Mr Cecil\u2019s play examined the plight of a man who comes out as a homosexual but the Ugandan government persecutes him for his sexual orientation.<\/p>\n
Homosexuality is illegal in Uganda and is punishable under section 145 of the Penal Code Act as a crime against morality.<\/p>\n
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