KAMPALA – UGANDA: President Museveni’s directive to ban police bonds for suspects has sparked fierce controversy, with the Kisoro DPC Ben Niwamanya Kashumbusha vowing to dance the turn over the directive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Giving his New Year address last week, President Museveni issued a directive banning the issuing of police bonds, vowing to hold accountable to any police personnel that bonds a suspect when the case is ready for trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
President Museveni said that he had held discussions with the Chief Justice Alphonse Owiny-Dollo over the matter and that through the Chief Justice, he asked the judiciary to end giving bail to suspected criminals on trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI have raised the issue of bail with Chief Justice Alphonse Owiny-Dollo and I have banned the issue of police bonds. Any police personnel that gives a police bond to a village thief when the case is ready for trial will be held accountable. Firm legal handling of criminals is very useful,\u201d President Museveni’s directive read in Parts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking to this reporter, Ben Niwamanya the Kisoro DPC, vowed to have no suspect bailed as per the directive thus urging locals to always seek guidance from LCs courts for issues that can be handled at local level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The DPC stated that enforcing the Presidential Directive is a key to halt criminals in communities as most individuals engage in criminal acts predicting to be granted bail and bonds both at Police and in Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CUE IN …. DPC BEN ON THE DIRECTIVE. ENG.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n