Butaleja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Assistant Inspector of Police Raphael Odongo has appeared before the Police Professional Standards Unit and was charged for aggressively pushing down an old woman, who was seen in a video that went viral in recent weeks. PSU was tasked to trace where the incident …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police’s Professional Standards Unit – PSU is probing 13 police officers captured on Closed Circuit Television – CCTV cameras torturing teenagers at the home of Sheikh Yunus Kamoga in Tula, Kawempe Division in Kampala. The video that has gone viral has sparked public debate …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police Professional Standard Unit-PSU in Aswa River region has suspended a police detective for taking 600,000 Shillings bribe to grant police bond to a criminal suspect. Corporal David Oringa, the Officer In-charge of the Criminal Investigations Department (OCCID) at Gulu University police post is …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police Professional Standards Unit (PSU) has recommended a disciplinary trial of 15 police officers over engagement in bribery, corruption and scandalous activities. PSU has been probing four separate incidents involving more than 30 police officers since June after they were reported by victims of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The officer in charge of the Criminal Investigations Department-CID at Bujuuko police station has been dragged to the Police Standards Unit-PSU for allegedly mishandling a case. Musa Kakembo, the LCIII chairperson Muduuma sub county filed the complaint against Harriet Nakyambadde, citing her failure to investigate …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 10 police ambulance drivers are being probed by the Professional Standards Unit (PSU) for allegedly charging patients and turning the vehicles into passenger vans. It is reported that several people have lodged complaints at PSU accusing the drivers of asking them to pay …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police Professional Standards Unit-PSU is holding six police officers attached to the emergency response unit for allegedly extorting money from a Danish national on grounds of not having a face mask. Commissioner of Police-CP Fred Enanga, police spokesperson said the six officers extorted money …
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West Nile, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police Professional Standards Unit – PSU has decried the increasing level of general indiscipline among police officers in West Nile. Records indicate a rise in complaints against police officers from 17 in 2018 to 26 in 2019. Most of the cases are …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Professional Standards Unit of police commanded by Assistant Commissioner of Police John Okalany has started questioning Criminal Investigations Officers who were arrested last week on accusations of mishandling and misplacing case files. Criminal Investigation Directorate –CID boss Grace Akullo launched a crackdown on …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Professional Standards Unit-PSU in West Nile Region is investigating seven unnamed senior police officers for misconduct. The charges involve loss of exhibits, detention of suspects beyond the mandatory 48 hours, negligence/non-performance of duties, absence from work, extortion and corruption related behaviors especially in relation …
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