His lawyer, John Onyango, said then that Cecil could be imprisoned for two years, if convicted.

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Zeituni Onyango, a native of Kenya, has been living in Boston, Massachusetts, despite losing an appeal for asylum, a source told CNN.

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Managing editor Charles Onyango Obbo said the paper should be published again in a few days, according to the Associated Press news agency.

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The case has aroused great interest in Uganda, partly because the journalists - who include the newspaper editor Charles Onyango-Obbo - are very well known, and partly because of widespread shock at the photograph.

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