Dr Stella Nyanzi appeared before Buganda Road court on Thursday and told Magistrate Gladys Kamasanyu that prison health authorities do not believe she suffered miscarriage while in jail and asked for her intervention.
In her plea, Dr Stella Nyanzi through her lawyer Isaac Ssemakadde asked for time to seek for medical attention from her private doctor however prison authorities had declined to release her medical records.
This sparked of an exchange in court between lawyer Isaac Ssemakadde and the Magistrate.
Ssemakadde accused the Magistrate of being insensitive to the needs of a fellow woman and human rights at large.
The Magistrate later warned lawyer Ssemakadde to tame his behaviour in the court.
The Magistrate declined to hear the application insisting that it must be presented in written form with relevant documents attached.
Frank Baine, the spokesperson Uganda Prison Service explained that prison authorities were aware of her medical condition and couldn’t reveal what it was in line with the policy of doctor- patient confidentiality.
“We feel she is not in any danger in case there is any person concern with having those medical records, the best place is court,” Frank explained.
Dr Nyanzi was remanded to Luzira prison until January 17th, 2019
