By Editorial,
The General Court Martial has dismissed the case against seven senior police officers who had been charged alongside former Inspector General of Police Gen Kale Kayihura, with aiding and abetting kidnap of Rwandan refugees and failing to protect war materials.
The seven officers include Nixon Agasirwe, the former head of Operations and former Commandant at the Special Investigations Unit, Col Ndahura Atwooki, the former Director of Crime Intelligence and Herbert Muhangi, the former Head of the Flying Squad among others.
In a twist of events, on August 30, 2023, the state decided to withdraw charges against Gen Kayihura and left his juniors to battle without any single witness presented by the prosecution.
The withdrawal letter dated March 5, 2024, has been signed by the Army Director of Prosecutions Lt. Col Rapheal Mugisha who did not explain why the charges have been withdrawn.
Prosecution had alleged that on October, 25, 2013, at Kamengo in Mpigi District, the seven police officers conspired with their former boss, Kale Kayihura to kidnap three Rwandan refugees; Joel Mutabazi, Jackson Kaleemera and Innocent Kaliisa and conveyed them to their country against their will.
The eight police officers were also charged with unlawfully allowing the issuance of guns to the then Boda Boda 2010 leader Abudallah Kitatta; who was unauthorized to own military possessions. End.
