Uganda Prisons Confirms Detention of 10 Warders for Torturing Inmates

The Uganda Prisons Service (UPS) has confirmed that at least 10 of its warders are currently in custody, facing allegations of torturing inmates.

This information was disclosed by UPS spokesperson Frank Baine, who reiterated the service’s zero-tolerance policy towards torture.

Baine emphasized that the Uganda Prisons Service does not internally handle cases of torture involving its officers. Instead, they are referred directly to the criminal justice system.
“Torture is a matter of law in Uganda,” Baine stated, highlighting the seriousness with which these allegations are treated.

“And when it happens, it is not even the Prisons to prevail on the perpetrator; the matter goes to court. We have over 10 inmates behind bars over torture of inmates,” Baine remarked.

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