Kayihura snubs HRC summons as investigations into police torture continue
As police remains on the spot over torture allegations, Inspector General of Police, Kale Kayihura has snubbed summons to appear before Uganda Human Rights Commission-UHRC.
The commission summoned Kale to answer queries of torture of suspects in police custody in connection with the murder of former Police Spokesperson, Andrew Felix Kaweesi, his body guard Kenneth Erau and Geoffrey Mambewo.
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. Security Minister, Henry Tumukunde communicated his absence from the meeting, saying he would be out of the country.
Amooti Katebalirwe, the acting Chairperson UHRC, says although most of the accusations are targeted at Police, they didn’t send any representatives. The security chiefs were expected to appear with responses to the status and command structure of Nalufenya Detention facility, torture of suspects at Nalufenya and other police facilities, prolonged detention of suspects and the Police Flying Squad Unit.
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