By Our Reporter
NATIONAL
Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) has summoned Dr. Kiiza Besigye Kifefe for Hearing on a complaint he made to the Commission in 2016.
In the complaint reference Number CTR 13 of 2016, Dr. Kiiiza Besigye then a presidential candidate was complaining about the violent invasion of Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) headquarters at Najjanankumbi and the arrest of the Party leadership.
Police had arrested Kiiza, the FDC Presidential Candidate, Major General Mugisha Muntu (Party Chairman) and Ingrid Turinawe and in the process fired teargas and live bullets to disperse the Party faithful who engaged them (police) in running battles.
Angered by police behavior, Besigye petitioned the Uganda Human Rights Commission for help. It has however, taken the Commission 7 years to finally summon Besigye for a hearing of his complaint.
UHRC has now in a letter dated 11th April, 2023 invited Besigye to appear before the Commission on the 22nd May, 2023 for the first hearing at 9:00AM where he required to carry along with him relevant documents to back his complaint.
Angered with the response of UHRC, Besigye says, “Seven years after the complaint I made to the UHRC, which followed Police violently invading FDC Hqs & detaining the party leadership + me, then a presidential candidate, I’ve received a hearing notice!! How does one respond to this?”
