By Editorial,
A court has ruled that a Criminal Investigations Department officer exhibited gross impunity and abuse of the police uniform and now she must pay 40 million shillings to her accusers.
The Iganga Chief Magistrate’s Court found Namutumba OC CID, ASP Stella Nankunda guilty of infringing on the personal liberty of two process servers, Micheal Kaluusi and Richard Mwesigwa, when she illegally arrested and detained the public servants who had sought the police’s intervention.
Magistrate Daniel Kiboko Opodu was in no compromising mood in the ruling as she whipped Ms Nankunda with further orders that the 40 million shillings attracts a 10-percent interest from the date of the ruling.
Process servers hand deliver official court and legal documents such as summons, complaints, and more to individuals involved in court cases.
Although Lawyer Kalali had also asked the court to dismiss Nankunda from the Police Force because of what he described as unprofessional conduct, the Court has found that the 40 million shillings order she is supposed to pay as compensation to the Process Servers is enough punishment for her to reform. Counsel Kalali speaking….
The court has also ruled that Nankunda detained the Court Process Servers for five hours without a justification which was an infringement on their right to liberty. END.