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Rwenzururu King Charles Wesley Mumbere confronted by Mr Grace Turyagumanawe at the palace on Saturday. Photo by Thembo Kahungu
Posted Monday, July 1 2013 at 01:00
Kampala- Ethics and Integrity Minister Simon Lokodo has asked the Inspector General of Police to reprimand the director of operations, Mr Grace Turyagumanwe, for assaulting junior officers while on duty in Kasese District.
Mr Turyagumanwe is said to have slapped and kicked his junior officers following chaos that erupted between supporters of the Rwenzururu king and the Bamba community at the weekend. The police boss accused his subordinates of having fired bullets without his order.
In an interview with the Daily Monitor on Sunday, Fr Lokodo said it was unprofessional for an assistant Inspector General of Police to do what he did, despite provocation from his subordinates.
"If what I am hearing is true then Grace Turyagumanwe is wrong as a commander, he should have another way of handling them. We strongly condemn his actions and those officers who take the law into their hands should be reprimanded," Fr Lokodo said, noting that the police Force is composed of human beings whose rights should as well be respected and observed.
He warned that any officer who acts contrary to police rules would be punished.
According to Section 44 of the Police Act, "A superior police officer who, without reasonable cause, strikes or otherwise ill-treats any police officer who by reason or rank or appointment is subordinate to him or her commits an offence."
The state minister for Internal Affairs, Mr James Baba, said he was waiting for a report from Kasese before disciplinary action is sanctioned.
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