VIDEO: Police driver who knocked down Besigye supporter charged
What you need to know:
- Asked on what actions the police had taken to arrest Mr Yusuf Lubowa who featured in video kicking Dr Besigye supporter after he had been knocked by the police vehicle, Mr Kaweesi, said the police would arrest him.
The police driver who deliberately knocked a supporter of former presidential candidate Kizza Besigye at Kyebando, Kampala, in July last year, has been charged.
Benon Matsiko, a police pickup driver working with Kira Road Police Station was on Tuesday charged with one count of unbecoming behaviour likely to discredit image of the Force.
Matsiko who was arrested one month after committing the crime denied the charges before the police disciplinary panel.
On July 30, NTV broadcast a video footage of a police truck knocking down a civilian who was standing on the roadside cheering Dr Besigye who had just been released on bail after spending 60 days in prison over treason charges.
The then police spokesperson, AIGP Andrew Felix Kaweesi (RIP) identified the vehicle that knocked the civilian as UP 4832.
“I want to commend NTV for giving us the video footage when we wrote to them. I also want to appreciate the efforts Mr Fortunate Habyara, the commandant of the Professional Standards Unit (PSU) and his team has used to identify the vehicle and suspect,” Mr Kaweesi said then.
Asked on what actions the police had taken to arrest Mr Yusuf Lubowa who featured in video kicking Dr Besigye supporter after he had been knocked by the police vehicle, Mr Kaweesi, said the police would arrest him.
Saturday Monitor identified Mr Lubowa a week after the footage went viral but the police have since not arrested him.
Mr Lubowa works with police officers in operations trailing Dr Besigye and is said to be a leader of the Boda Boda National Security group.
