{"id":26913,"date":"2022-02-24T17:26:16","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T17:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/?p=26913"},"modified":"2022-02-24T15:44:32","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T15:44:32","slug":"gen-muhwezi-speaks-out-on-torture-censure-motion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/gen-muhwezi-speaks-out-on-torture-censure-motion","title":{"rendered":"Gen Muhwezi speaks out on torture, censure motion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Security minister Jim Muhwezi has broken silence about the censure motion against him championed by Opposition lawmakers accusing him of taking a \u2018backseat\u2019 as security operatives inflict torture and acts of human rights violation on Ugandans.<\/p>\n<p>In an impromptu address to the media after his interface with the Parliament\u2019s Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs yesterday, Gen Muhwezi said the motion was misdirected since there are a number of ministries mandated to address the acts of torture.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it was a mistake and in any case, as you know, we have different ministries [such as] that of Internal Affairs. So I don\u2019t think even the address [of the censure motion] was correct,\u201d Gen Muhwezi said.<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cBut the most important thing is that it is government policy that it does not condone torture. There has been no torture and if there is torture, punishment is subjected to the culprit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>READ:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>A State of torture?<\/p>\n<p>He also insisted the government strongly condemns torture and all other acts of human rights violation, before challenging anybody with evidence that implicates government on torturing any Ugandan to formally complain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a minister, I have told you that government has already taken a position, which is correct and I personally don\u2019t support torture. I have been categorical all the time in the media telling you that government does not support it,\u201d Gen Muhwezi said.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH: Security Minister, Maj Gen Jim Muhwezi, says the censure motion against him by Opposition MPs is rather miscalculated, because the NRM government does not condone acts of human rights violation including torture. #MonitorUpdates<\/p>\n<p>?: @DavyLubz pic.twitter.com\/8pIg8q05Sq<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cNo case [of torture] has been proven. So there is no cause for alarm because we all don\u2019t support [it]. So there is no basis for saying that I should be held responsible for something that I don\u2019t support, I have not done and, or condone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is the first time Gen Muhwezi has made a public statement on the censure motion.<\/p>\n<p>A fortnight ago, the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, Mr Mathias Mpuuga, marshaled his team and stormed out of Parliament and later boycotted plenary sittings as a move to press government to rein in on the pronounced acts of human rights violation.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Ugandans hoping Kakwenza\u2019s scars mark turning point<\/p>\n<p>This was followed by ignition of the process to censure Gen Muhwezi for allegedly overseeing a docket that tortures Ugandans.<\/p>\n<p>The two-week-long boycott from Parliament sittings by the Opposition ended on Thursday last week, although they have insisted on censuring Gen Muhwezi.<\/p>\n<p>At least 85 signatures had by yesterday been collected out of the required 175 for the motion to find its way onto the order paper.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Mpuuga revealed that the process of collecting signatures was on until close of today.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Torture: We have learnt nothing from history<\/p>\n<p>State of torture: Is promise of a fundamental change a pipe dream?<\/p>\n<p>Govt: Torture not our official policy<\/p>\n<p>MPs collect signatures to censure Gen Tumwine<\/p>\n<p>We speak love and act with hate<\/p>\n<p>The moral conscience of the nation<\/p>\n<p>Church to State: In Luwum\u2019s name stop ongoing torture<\/p>\n<p>VIDEO: A security officer attached to Presidential Protection Guard, who was manning security at the home of @AnitahAmong, in Nakasero, yesterday beat up Lawrence Kitatta, a journalist with Vision Group, as he covered a demonstration. #MonitorUpdates<\/p>\n<p>? 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