Ugandan police acts against its officers for torturing Muslim youths
KAMPALA, Uganda – Ugandan police have suspended 13 of its officers for torturing Muslim youth.
According to Ugandan police spokesman Fred Enanga, video footage showed the officers beating and kicking 45 Muslim youths at a rehabilitation center on the outskirts of the capital Kampala.
The center was run by a local Muslim leader, Sheikh Muhammad Yunus Kamoga.
Police had arrested the youths on suspicion that they were being trained to become anti-government rebels.
Speaking to reporters, Enanga said disciplinary proceedings had been initiated against the officers involved in the June 2 raid.
He said investigations into the arrest of the 45 youths were ongoing.
“The police officers’ actions during the raid on the rehabilitation center in Kawempe…were deemed inappropriate by the police leadership. The raid involved kicking and slapping youths who were found at the center,” he added
The Uganda Muslim Lawyers Association (UMLAS) has condemned the police action and threatened to petition the Uganda Human Rights Commission on the matter.
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