AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL’S MOVE ON SAFARI WELCOME

Amnesty International has rejected Genocide convict Stanley Safari’s application for help to get asylum. The senator, who is reportedly holed up in Uganda, tried to get Amnesty International to protect him in his efforts to seek asylum. In the first place, it is astonishing that he did not wait to find out whether he is guilty or innocent, and instead decided to run away and more so, seek protection from an international organization. Why did he not wait for the verdict and then appeal the case if he is confident that he is innocent? Foremost, as a former member of the Senate, he had approved the existence and functions of the Gacaca courts.