Attorneys worried over extra-legal killings

The Uganda Muslim Lawyers Association – UMLA has denounced the extra legal killings of illegal intimidation suspects in the country.

The call comes when somewhere around eight presumed psychological oppressors have been shot dead under dubious conditions by security officials during counter illegal intimidation activities in a spate of five months.

The eight who all end up being Muslims incorporate; Mohammed Nsubuga , Manihaji, Master Lubwama, Juma Saidi, Juma Sserwadda, Amin Kawawa Mustapha, Moses Mudasiri and most as of late Sheik Muhammad Abbas Kirevu who was shot dead by security officials on November eighteenth 2021.

On account of Sheik Kirevu, there have been going against articulations from police and family in regards to how he met his demise with his relatives saying that he was picked from his home, bound and shot dead before youngsters; while the police show that the perished was gunned down as he was attempting to get away from capture in Nsangi, Wakiso District.

Nonetheless, in an assertion delivered by Uganda Muslim Lawyers Association – UMLA, the Advocates battle that it is unlawful for any individual to be killed before they can be heard on their side of the story by a capable court.

“We appeal to each Ugandan to help the Police in their examinations to guarantee that equity wins and harmony and security of our nation is kept up with,” peruses partially the explanation endorsed by UMLA President Ali Kankaka and the Association’s Secretary General Mahmoud Kakeeto.

It adds that the legal advisors are confident that police and other security organizations will move toward the examinations equitably to keep away from one-sided and untimely decisions that have a chilling impact and criminalization of Muslims by reason of the Islamic names of those affirmed to be associated with these wrongdoings.

“Though we are shocked by the silly violations it is hostile to the Muslim people group for people to ascribe these wrongdoings to our confidence, and anticipate that Muslims should consistently apologize for dread assaults attempted by people and with which we have no association. Propagating this account is badly educated and is determined to appoint aggregate culpability against weak Muslims”, the assertion adds.

They presently need police to complete autonomous, unbiased and fast examinations and make a report to general society and those viewed at fault as arraigned as per the law.

“On past events, numerous Muslims were captured, tormented and accused of psychological warfare related offenses just for the State to pull out the charges against the denounced who had been imprisoned for over 5 years and sentenced in the public court”, the attorneys add.

The assertion further shows that such investigatory and prosecutorial moves increment the strain applied in the public existence of Muslims.

“Muslim voices are accordingly exceptionally kept out of open discussion except if they are saying ‘sorry’ for some outrage they didn’t have anything to do with. This must and should stop any other way Muslims will keep on being excluded and estranged in their own Country”, it states.

The Publicity Secretary for UMLA Luyimbazi Nalukoola says that the inescapable outcome of this is that each Muslim is put under doubt of either being a fear based oppressor or being thoughtful to psychological warfare except if the individual in question unequivocally says something else.

Nalukoola asserts that with regards to issues of sharing a public cake, one might believe that the Muslims’ portion is in jail saying that the greater part of the suspects on illegal intimidation charges are Muslims. He adds that they will before long be appealing to court to challenge what he depicted as gross basic freedoms infringement.

The President of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has in the new past demonstrated that the majority of individuals who were shot dead during the security tasks were either attempting to oppose capture or had turned savage against the capturing officials.

Larger part of the seven suspects were killed following the homicide of Haruna Kayondo and Brenda Nantongo who were the driver and girl to Transport and Works Minister General Katumba Wamala separately.