Museveni Defends Military Crackdown Says Updf Not Shooting On Spot
The story
President Museveni has defended the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF)'s recent security operations, insisting they are aimed at restoring law and order through lawful arrests and prosecution rather than the extrajudicial killings associated with previous governments.
In a national address delivered on Saturday, Museveni said concerns raised by the Inter-Religious Council of Uganda over alleged disappearances and illegal detentions had prompted him to explain what he described as the historical foundation of the National Resistance Movement's approach to justice and human rights.
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The President revealed that religious leaders had expressed fears that Uganda risked sliding back to the human rights violations witnessed during the regimes of former presidents Idi Amin and Milton Obote.
He rejected that comparison, saying the current military operations under the command of Chief of Defence Forces Muhoozi Kainerugaba are fundamentally different because suspects are being arrested and presented before courts instead of being killed.
He argued that Ugandans should appreciate the work of the armed forces, saying security agencies are addressing long-standing gaps in law enforcement while respecting legal processes.
"The recent limited actions by security forces against some individuals and institutions are really long overdue actions to fill those gaps," Museveni said.
According to the President, the operations are intended to protect the peace achieved during the NRM's four decades in power while reinforcing economic progress by tackling corruption, criminality and impunity.
He accused what he described as "selfish people" and "agents of foreign interests" of undermining Uganda's development through misinformation and criminal activities, arguing that security agencies had been compelled to intervene after years of tolerance.
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