02:04Uganda: Weightlifter Ssekitoleko back in Kampala for questioning following deportation
Olympic weightlifter Julius Ssekitoleko was seen back in Kampala's Entebbe International Airport on Friday as he was deported from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics before the games had started.
According to reports, Ssekitoleko was at the games to represent his country, but was told he did not make the final cut. He then disappeared from his camp on Friday 16 July. He left a letter in his hotel room saying he wished to work in Japan. Police later found him in Yokkaichi city the following Tuesday before deporting him.
Upon return to Kampala, Ssekitoleko was attended by government officials who later took him to be questioned at the Ugandan Police Force's CID headquarters, where one officer said that he was willing to cooperate but needed to rest first before questioning can begin.
His mother, wife and sister were also waiting for him at the airport but could not manage to get to him. They had pleased with the Ugandan government to pardon Ssekitoleko, saying that "we all commit mistakes and he might have done it out of fear."
The Ugandan government claims the weightlifter violated a Code of Conduct by which all members of the Olympic team pledged to abide.
Uganda: Weightlifter who fled Olympic village returns to Kampala following deportation from Japan
Uganda: Weightlifter Ssekitoleko back in Kampala for questioning following deportation
Olympic weightlifter Julius Ssekitoleko was seen back in Kampala's Entebbe International Airport on Friday as he was deported from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics before the games had started.
According to reports, Ssekitoleko was at the games to represent his country, but was told he did not make the final cut. He then disappeared from his camp on Friday 16 July. He left a letter in his hotel room saying he wished to work in Japan. Police later found him in Yokkaichi city the following Tuesday before deporting him.
Upon return to Kampala, Ssekitoleko was attended by government officials who later took him to be questioned at the Ugandan Police Force's CID headquarters, where one officer said that he was willing to cooperate but needed to rest first before questioning can begin.
His mother, wife and sister were also waiting for him at the airport but could not manage to get to him. They had pleased with the Ugandan government to pardon Ssekitoleko, saying that "we all commit mistakes and he might have done it out of fear."
The Ugandan government claims the weightlifter violated a Code of Conduct by which all members of the Olympic team pledged to abide.
Uganda: Weightlifter Ssekitoleko back in Kampala for questioning following deportation
Olympic weightlifter Julius Ssekitoleko was seen back in Kampala's Entebbe International Airport on Friday as he was deported from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics before the games had started.
According to reports, Ssekitoleko was at the games to represent his country, but was told he did not make the final cut. He then disappeared from his camp on Friday 16 July. He left a letter in his hotel room saying he wished to work in Japan. Police later found him in Yokkaichi city the following Tuesday before deporting him.
Upon return to Kampala, Ssekitoleko was attended by government officials who later took him to be questioned at the Ugandan Police Force's CID headquarters, where one officer said that he was willing to cooperate but needed to rest first before questioning can begin.
His mother, wife and sister were also waiting for him at the airport but could not manage to get to him. They had pleased with the Ugandan government to pardon Ssekitoleko, saying that "we all commit mistakes and he might have done it out of fear."
The Ugandan government claims the weightlifter violated a Code of Conduct by which all members of the Olympic team pledged to abide.