Lawyer cleared in money laundering case

Ugandan prosecutors have dropped money laundering charges against human rights lawyer Nicholas Opiyo. Police arrested Opiyo in December, along with three other lawyers and an opposition party official, as they collected evidence about the killings of opposition supporters ahead of presidential elections. Opiyo's lawyer David Mpanga said it was apparent that there was no tenable case against Nicholas Opiyo. Voice of America reports that Opiyo was arrested on allegations he had acquired $340 000 through Absa Bank in the name of Chapter Four, a non-government organisation that he heads, with the full knowledge that the said funds were proceeds of criminal activity.