{UAH} Akol, CIID chief in trouble over meeting Janet Museveni
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Akol, CIID chief in trouble over meeting Janet Museveni
A member of the police court panel who feared to be named told Daily Monitor that Mr Obura's trial proceedings were "secret and confidential on strict instructions of the IGP," with the media, lawyers and family of the embattled officer locked out.
TUESDAY OCTOBER 11 2016
Ms Akol
Kampala- A senior police detective and former internal affairs minister are in trouble over meeting First Lady Janet Museveni without permission from IGP Kale Kayihura, Daily Monitor has learnt.
East Kyoga Regional Criminal Investigations and Intelligence Directorate officer, senior superintendent of police Okello Obura has been dragged to the police court by Gen Kayihura over a host of charges, including "discreditable or irregular conduct, neglect of duty and unlawful exercise of authority." The charges stem from a murder case.
Mr Obura's case has also sucked in Ms Rose Akol, the immediate former minister of internal affairs and Bukedea District Woman MP.
According to a charge sheet seen by Daily Monitor, Mr Obura's case is described as a disciplinary offence registered under "DOR 39/2016 (IGP Vs Okello Obura)." The particulars of the offence state that Mr Obura committed discreditable or irregular conduct contrary to section 44(1) code 12 of the Police Act when he went with Ms Akol to meet Ms Janet Museveni "without passing through the proper chain of command of Uganda Police Force."
Mr Obura appeared before the police court last Thursday in Naguru with Ms Akol as his defence witness at 10am.
A member of the police court panel who feared to be named told Daily Monitor that Mr Obura's trial proceedings were "secret and confidential on strict instructions of the IGP," with the media, lawyers and family of the embattled officer locked out.
The source said in one session, there was a heated exchange between Mr Denis Odongpiny who chairs the police court and Ms Katherine Kusemererwa (the police prosecutor) after the latter, whom the source said "appeared to be working on remote instructions of a superior", sought to introduce fresh charges midway the trial. The source said the incident triggered objection from the court chairman.
When our reporter contacted Ms Akol at 2pm on the same day after she had driven away from the court, she feigned ignorance of the case, saying: "I don't know what you are talking about. How did you even know about this issue? Talk to the police officer or the police leadership because I am hearing news from you."
She immediately hang up and rejected further calls from this our reporter.
Attempts to reach Mr Obura were futile as his known telephone contacts were inaccessible and he is currently out of office.
A source in the police hierarchy told Daily Monitor: "He is currently living a life of a man on the run."
This reporter was informed that Ms Janet Museveni contacted Ms Akol, who took over the ministry following the death of Gen Aronda Nyakairima, after several reports of murders and child sacrifice in Teso area including Ms Akol's own district of Bukedea, had flared.
Ms Akol is said to have reached out to Mr Obura who was the East Kyoga regional CIID officer to investigate the alleged murders. It is said Mr Obura arrested some suspects including Tom Malinga, Victor Okaali, Julius Mukula and Johnson Okaali who allegedly implicated senior security officers and political leaders from inside and outside Teso in either alleged cover-up or conspiracy in the killings.
Sources said hell broke loose when Gen Kayihura learnt of the meeting between Ms Akol and Mr Obura and Ms Museveni at State House Entebbe before the old cabinet was dissolved.
Mr Obura is also accused of neglect of duty on account that in his capacity as the East Kyoga regional CIID officer, "without good and sufficient cause" carried out an identification parade to select the murder suspects, contrary to established procedure.
Gen Kayihura also accuses Obura of unlawful exercise of authority contrary to section 44(1) code 24(a) and (b) of the Police Act when he transferred the suspects to Nalufenya Police Station, "where they were tortured, statements obtained from them and charges preferred against them."
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