Rights body to Police: You are being partisan on age limit consultations

The Police have been condemned for being partisan in handling presidential age limit consultations.

The acting chairperson of Uganda Human Rights Commission, Meddie Mulumba, during a press conference at their offices said the findings show that Police uses excessive force against members of Parliament opposing the bill.

Mulumba said the use of teargas and violent handling of suspects by Police while dispersing crowds has led to some people sustaining physical injuries and that some injuries have been fatal.

"We strongly condemn the use of live bullets by Police to disperse crowds that are unarmed and we remind them of their duty to observe human rights as they carry out their work," he said.

He said the Police have handled some meetings in a partisan manner, dispersing consultations of the opponents of the removal of term limits while offering security for the proponents.

"None of the consultative meetings of the proponent has been dispersed or has suffered use of excessive force by the Police," he revealed.

Mulumba said that the commission has noted the double standards of Police and urged them to maintain their neutrality and professionalism in handling this highly political matter that has unprecedented national interest.