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We have powers to arrest with or without a warrant-police defends self on rearrested suspects

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Police has defended the recent re-arrest of Kaweesi murder suspects alongside their advocate, James  Mubiru, moments after they had just  been released on bail by the Registrar, Esther Nasambu at the International Crimes Division of the High  Court.

On Wednesday, chaos ensued at the International Crimes Division of the High Court in Kololo, as plain clothed armed security operatives forcefully re-arrested the four suspects implicated in the gruesome murder of former assistant inspector general of police (AIGP) Andrew Felix Kaweesi who was gunned down on the 17 march 2017.

The re-arrested suspects include Jibril Kalyango alias Abu Aisha, Yusuf Mugerwa alias Wilson, Joshua Magezi Kyambadde alias Abdu Rahman and Siraje Nyanzi alias Jimmy Ssentamu.

According to police spokesperson Fred Enanga, they (Police) respect Courts as places where anyone can seek help or have their cases heard.

“The public should note that, the police have powers to enter premises, to arrest a person, detain a person or execute a warrant, if they believe on reasonable grounds that the person is inside that building or premise. This can be with or without a warrant. Therefore, entering a court room or being present within court premises does not place any one above the Law or exempt them from Law Enforcement.” He said

Enanga said there is no Law that prevents police from conducting arrests within Court premises, provided there are reasonable grounds to do so. “We have arrested criminals who have attacked judicial officers on duty, and also arrested officials who have victimized people within court premises. It is surprising that in this instance, we were attacked in the manner that we strongly believe sets a dangerous precedent and also shows the double standards by senior members of the Judiciary.” He noted.

He said the inspector general of police (IGP), Okoth Ochola  is going to issue a circular to all Units on policing actions within court premises, making it clear that arrests should not be made indiscriminately. “They should proceed to arrest, targeted criminals, suspects who pose national security threats and those who pose crime and safety threats within court premises, in a manner that does not disrupt court business.”

The four accused persons bailed out on the 11/09/2019, were re-arrested on new developments of alleged conspiracy with external criminal networks while in prison. The matter is being investigated by the Special Investigations Division, Kireka.

 

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