Police ban bond for defilement suspects
THE assistant inspector general of Police, Asan Kasingye, has banned the issuing of police bonds on defilement cases without he consent of resident district commissioners (RDCs).
By Betty Angatai
THE assistant inspector general of Police, Asan Kasingye, has banned the issuing of police bonds on defilement cases without he consent of resident district commissioners (RDCs).
Kasingye noted that given the rate at which young girls were being defiled and forced into early marriages, there was need for the Government to design deterrent measures.
He made the remarks last week while presiding over the commissioning of 124 crime presenters at Mbirizi Primary School in Baitambogwe sub-county, Mayuge district.
Crime presenters are people trained by the Police to sensitise the community against criminal activities and help the public to report crimes and offenders to the Police.
Kasingye called upon officers-in-charge to ensure that defilement suspects are not released on Police bond without the consent of the area commissioner.
“To ensure transparency in the Police, I am instructing Police officers not to release defilement suspects without consent from the RDC.â€
He observed that there were many untried defilement cases that ended at the Police and the suspects were set free.
Kasingye blamed the failure of the Police to present the culprits to court on unco-operative officers and parents.
“The blame for untried cases goes to some parents who negotiate with suspects for monetary gain.
However, it is also on record that some officers deliberately release the suspects,†he said.
Kasingye pointed out that in spite of Government efforts to curb the vice through harsh punishments, Busoga sub-region still had a high rate of defilement cases.
THE assistant inspector general of Police, Asan Kasingye, has banned the issuing of police bonds on defilement cases without he consent of resident district commissioners (RDCs).
Kasingye noted that given the rate at which young girls were being defiled and forced into early marriages, there was need for the Government to design deterrent measures.
He made the remarks last week while presiding over the commissioning of 124 crime presenters at Mbirizi Primary School in Baitambogwe sub-county, Mayuge district.
Crime presenters are people trained by the Police to sensitise the community against criminal activities and help the public to report crimes and offenders to the Police.
Kasingye called upon officers-in-charge to ensure that defilement suspects are not released on Police bond without the consent of the area commissioner.
“To ensure transparency in the Police, I am instructing Police officers not to release defilement suspects without consent from the RDC.â€
He observed that there were many untried defilement cases that ended at the Police and the suspects were set free.
Kasingye blamed the failure of the Police to present the culprits to court on unco-operative officers and parents.
“The blame for untried cases goes to some parents who negotiate with suspects for monetary gain.
However, it is also on record that some officers deliberately release the suspects,†he said.
Kasingye pointed out that in spite of Government efforts to curb the vice through harsh punishments, Busoga sub-region still had a high rate of defilement cases.