Malice Cited In Maj. Rwakanuma’s Arrest As CMI Fails To Press Charges, Find Evidence Against Him
By Elite Reporter
Human rights activists in Uganda have come out to
demand the unconditional release of Maj. Steven Rwakanuma, who is currently in
detention at Makindye Military barracks, after he was arrested for allegedly
possessing illegal arms and aiding Tanzanians to enter Uganda despite the
COVID-19 lockdown.
Maj. Rwakanuma was arrested last week by the army and
the police over allegations possession of a
firearm and abuse of office through allegedly aiding Tanzanians to cross
into Uganda during the COVID-19 lockdown.
A serving Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) serving
officer, Maj. Rwakanuma was arrested on May 22, 2020 from his farm in Isingiro
District, by a joint team of UPDF soldiers, CMI operatives and Police, before
he was whisked to Makindye mil...