By Ben Musanje
The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) has disclosed that the Inspector General of Police Kale Kayihura snubbed summons to appear before the Commission in the ongoing investigations on the torture of suspects in police custody.
UHRC invited Kayihura alongside heads of other security agencies, the Internal Affairs, Defense and Security Ministers to answer queries regarding the torture of suspects on police custody in connection to the murder of former Police Spokesperson, Andrew Felix Kaweesi, his body guard Kenneth Erau and Geoffrey Mambewo.
The UHRC Acting Chairperson Amooti Katebalirwe says the Defense State Minister Col Charles Okello Engola and representatives from the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence, Uganda Prison Services and Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF showed up for the meeting but Kayihura was no show.
He further says the Security Minister, Henry Tumukunde communicated his absence from the meeting, saying he would be out of the country yet the most accused being police, didn’t send any representative.
UHRC has postponed the meeting to a later date when the security agencies and ministers will appear with responses to the raised issues.
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