According to Enanga, the suspects worsened everything when they went ahead and shared the video of the couple on social media, which has since gone viral discrediting the image of Uganda Police Force.
Four police officers
accused of recording two love birds at Kakira along Jinja highway having sex in
their vehicle and posting the video on social media have been apprehended.
Police
Spokesperson, Fred Enanga identifies the suspects as Corporal Mathew Magara,
Police Constables Musa Semakula, Joel Mayengo and Yonasani Ndyanabo.
He says the suspects are charged with
discreditable conduct to the police force. Enanga says the officers whose case
is being handled by the Professional Standards Unit –PSU could have opened a
case file of being a public nuisance against the couple instead of filming them
and making fun of entire scenario.
According to Enanga,
the suspects worsened everything when they went ahead and shared the video of
the couple on social media, which has since gone viral discrediting the image
of Uganda Police Force.
In the video,
the officers are heard forcing the couple that had hurriedly dressed up to
undress as they filmed them.
The officers also interrogated
the woman who said she was in her 40s and mother of four while the man claimed
he was 20-years.
The officers castigated him for falling in love with an old
woman. According to Enanga, the officer could have used the clip as
evidence for prosecution instead of sharing it on social media.
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The suspects are all attached to Field Force Unit –FFU in
Jinja and will be transported to Kampala to face charges of discreditable
conduct in Police Disciplinary Court chaired by Senior Commissioner of
Police-SCP Dennis Odongpiny.
Police said the couple was right to be angry and demand for
police action against its officers because it was inappropriate. Enanga
cautioned police officers to always conduct themselves in a manner that does
not discredit the Police Force while executing their duties.
Upon
conviction, the quartet could be given severe reprimand which is accompanied
with withholding half of their monthly salary for one to three months; they
could be suspended or even be expelled from the police force.
Mr Joseph Kato graduated with a Master's Degree of Art in Journalism & Communication on February 02, 2024 at Makerere University. He holds a Post Graduate Certificate in Journalism and Media Studies which he attained in 2023 at Oslo Metropolitan University in Norway.
Mr Kato holds a Bachelors Degree in Mass Communication from Kampala International University. The Master's Degree studies and a decade of journalism practice have enabled Mr Kato to be one of the reliable researchers in areas of conflict, r
