Uganda: UPDF to Probe Soldier Torture Claim, Says CDF

29 December 2016

Kampala — The Commander of Defence Forces, Gen Katumba Wamala, has ordered for an investigation into the suspected torture of a soldier, who was serving in Somalia over missing ammunitions.

The UPDF soldier, Cpl Majibu Ssebyara, had been deployed as a gunner in Somalia under UPDF's Battle Group XIV in 2015 when he was allegedly arrested and tortured by tying a heavy bag on his testicles.

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