Pastor detained in Uganda over alleged rape of Latvian tourist
Ugandan police have detained a pastor of a religious movement accused of raping a Latvian tourist. Journalists from the Ugandan edition of the newspaper Monitor have met the woman, whose name has been changed.
In Uganda, in East Africa, Joseph Collins Twahirwa, a pastor of the religious movement Epikaizo Ministries International, has been detained. He is accused of raping a Latvian tourist, Ugandan police said. The case matters because it involves a Latvian citizen abroad, and its handling rests with Ugandan law enforcement.
Meeting with the woman
Journalists from the Ugandan edition of the newspaper Monitor met the woman named as the victim in the case. To protect her identity, the outlet used the name Inga, which is not her real name.
The source gives no further details on the circumstances, place or time of the incident. It also does not say what charges have been formally brought against the pastor or how the investigation will proceed. Ugandan police have so far confirmed only the detention and the accusations linked to it.
