Witness accuses former Ugandan military intelligence deputy of torture in Kampala
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Nile Post
Hamza Lyavala, a former recruit of the Allied Lord’s Resistance Army, accuses Brigadier General Abdul Rugumayo of torturing him to force him to implicate General James Birungi in alleged bomb attacks in Kampala. The testimony was given before the General Court Martial, according to Nile Post.
Hamza Lyavala, a former recruit of the Allied Lord’s Resistance Army (ADF) and a convicted murder suspect, accused Brigadier General Abdul Rugumayo, former deputy head of Uganda’s military intelligence, of torturing him in Kampala. He also claims that the officer tried to force him to implicate General James Birungi in bomb attacks that were allegedly staged, Nile Post reports.
Lyavala gave this testimony before the General Court Martial in Makindye, during the trial of Lieutenant Colonel Ephraim Byaruhanga, described as his co-accused. He said Rugumayo wanted him to claim that General Birungi was involved in the attacks and in a request for 10 million Ugandan shillings in funding, according to Nile Post.
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