The Uganda Police has today refuted allegations of torture made by suspects implicated in the killing of Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Andrew Felix Kaweesi.
‘We would like to inform the public to ignore these baseless allegations and to reassure them that we do remain committed to ensuring that the rights of suspects and accused persons in police custody continue to be respected, observed and protected at all times’, a statement signed by the police spokesperson Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Asan Kasingye, states in part.
The development follows claims by some of the 13 suspects, who displayed scars while appearing before Nakawa Chief Magistrate Noah Sajjabi yesterday.
According to the suspects, they were subjected to torture while in detention at the Nalufenya detention facility in Jinja.
And in court yesterday Magistrate Sajjabi ordered that the suspects be relocated from Nalufenya to Luzira Prison.
Recently the police came under scrutiny, after the force was named a ‘violator’ of journalists’ rights in Uganda
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