DARKNESS AT NOON: MUSEVENI SANCTIONS ARBITRARY KILLINGS AND BRUTALITY
For the last 32 years, Museveni's reign has been characterized by violently suppressing any form of political dissent. While in the past he would attempt to conceal such heinous crimes, ever since he made no secret of his life presidency scheme, he has also declared the vice as an acceptable practice. He is now behaving like a wounded lion. While his government executives and security officers are fond of cosmetically apologizing, he has always personally defended and encouraged the practice.
The most recent incidents are as follows:-
1. He ordered his army to kill more than one hundred innocent souls in Kasese in November 2016. In an interview with Aljazera in May 2017 he defended the killings;
ALJAZERA: The man who led the assault on Kasese said, his name is Peter Elwelu ; he was a brigadier in the army at the time and instead of him being now in the court, he was promoted to General and he is now the commander of the Land Forces. If you have those people in the court, why don't you also have those people who opened fire on your citizens alongside those people in the courts now to answer to the questions?
MUSEVENI: That means he was doing his duty...
ALJAZERA: To kill more than 100 people...
To deal with...
And now he was promoted
MUSEVENI: Yes, I am the one who promoted him...
ALJAZERA: And two days ago, the US government refused... they blocked his going to Malawi to attend a conference on security because of that.
MUSEVENI: I don't know about the United States. Uganda is big enough for Maj Gen Elwelu to operate there; I don't know why he is dying to go to the United States but...
ALJAZERA: He wasn't going to the United States, he was going to Malawi and he was blocked by the Americans because they are supervising that conference; because of what he did in Kasese, so he is accused.
MUSEVENI: Well, I am not a prefect about American actions, I am a leader of Uganda and I am telling you that Elwelu did his duty and there is now peace in that area.
So it was pacified because it was crashed.
It was definitely justified but but definitely, all this will come in the court.
2. ARUA KILLINGS
On the recent killings and maiming in Arua by his bodyguards, according to The Observer, he told his Parliamentary Caucus thus;
"He saluted the SFC that they acted with restraint. That they are not trained to keep law and order but to fight. He told us that they really acted with restraint," Museveni reportedly emphasized that the SFC defended themselves as trained.
"He said this that after his bodyguards dropping him to Arua airfield, the SFC returned to engage the opposition supporters. Another source said: "the president told us that he summoned the SFC and they told him what happened that day in Arua. That they said Bobi Wine and Zaake were fighting with his commandos 'forgetting commandos never joke around' so they had to legally beat them up."
3. A few days later, on his elite special forces brutally beating up Journalists and protesters in Kampala, he is reported to have told his Parliamentary Caucus;
"The president said he had been briefed by security agencies that Akena (photo journalist) was mistaken to be a petty thief and rioter trying to steal a journalist’s camera,” one of the legislators part of the caucus said on condition of anonymity.
Museveni added that he was also made aware Akena was not properly identified as a journalist and did not have a press kit to differentiate him from rioters.
“He said the soldiers were fighting with looters and this person came to pick a camera and the soldiers thought he was one of them(looters),”
4. Early this month he congratulated his men for arbitrarily killing an endangered Muslim youth;
“I am sure I am speaking on behalf of many of you when I congratulate the CMI squads which arrested a number of suspects in the killing of ASP Kirumira. In the process, one of them, by the names of Kateregga Abdu, was shot and later died of his injuries. This, therefore, is to put on notice all the killers that the wages of sin is death ( Romans 6:23 ).” He adds.
5. On the most recent ugly incident where his gun wielding and plain clothed security agents were filmed brutalizing and kidnapping a one Yusuf Kawooya, he has now come out to defend them thus;
"The security person who was seen using a rifle butt may have made a mistake. When I inquired, the concerned people told me that the suspect had bitten him (okuruma). That is very serious because some of the criminals have got infectious diseases. Our officer can be infected in that way and that should be an extra charge put on him."
In the same circular to all the security agencies, he has gone ahead to give them a green light to kill, maim and pillage thus;
"Therefore, those who speak about this subject should know that rioters, under certain conditions, can be shot legally and can also be beaten legally and legitimately. When it comes to suspected terrorists or murderers, running away from the arresting team is a serious mistake. You will be shot. Why? If the Police do not disable you or kill you, they may never get another chance to catch you so that you answer for your crimes.
In the meantime, the criminal may commit more crimes. Therefore, shooting a terrorist who is running away from the security forces trying to arrest him/her, is in order not to allow him/her to escape from the forum where accountability is possible (by being tried in the courts of law) and also to protect the public against further crimes."
He finally expressed his insensitivity to the negative image being portrayed thus;
"Firm action against trouble-makers, if manipulated by the Press of those who seek hegemony over Africa, may worry the public and frighten away tourism from some of the areas. This will be compensated for by tourists from China, Russia, Arabia, etc. In the end, the Ugandans will be very happy and so will the foreigners, investors and, eventually, the tourists from all sources."
And then you hear some gullible and sadist Ugandans talking about a National Dialogue - to discuss the country's future with a self proclaimed murderer!!!!
INFORMATION IS POWER AND THE POBLEM OF UGANDA IS MUSEVENISM
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