The deceased suspect is identified as Patrick Mujuni 37, a resident of Kijunjubwa cell in Kijunjubwa town council of Masindi district. He died on Wednesday night from the police cells.
Officers at Masindi Central police station. A suspect has died from Masindi police cells.Photo by Emmanuel Okello.
Masindi police are in the spotlight after a suspect died from the cells.
The suspect is identified as Patrick Mujuni 37, a
resident of the Kijunjubwa cell in Kijunjubwa town council of Masindi district. He
died on Wednesday night.
He was arrested on Sunday by Peter Simon Ochiti, the officer in charge of the criminal investigations department at Kijujubwa police after allegedly robbing 980,000 shillings from a resident.
Mujuni was later transferred to Masindi central police station and on Thursday morning he was found dead while in the
police cells under unclear circumstances.
Julius Hakiza, the Albertine region police spokesperson says that, said that investigations have commenced to
establish what exactly could have led to the death of the suspect.
Paul Tinkamanyire, the deceased’s brother says, his brother
could have been tortured while in police custody because when he was arrested, he was in good health.
Tinkamanyire has appealed to the Professional Standards
Unit of the police to immediately intervene and investigate Masindi police for the death of his brother.