Following his arrest on Sunday, as he protested over KCCA’s negligence on setting up good drainage channels in Kawempe Division, comic politician Muhammad Ssegirinya has threatened to sue OC of Mulago Police Station, a one ASP Wakisaada.
Through his lawyers of Muwada and Company Advocates, Ssegirinya was unlawfully punched by Wakisaada while in the police cells.
“Our client was physically heavily boxed by a uniformed three police officer and his heavy well practised fist landed on the chest and head of our client while handcuffed within the premises officially used by Uganda Police Force as Mulago Police Station,” reads part of the statement.
The statement adds that “the actions and omissions of the police officer were criminal, actionable and a grave violation of the fundamental human rights. Such treatment was illegal, criminal, degrading, and inhumane and caused our client psychological and emotional torture, stress and embarrassment as a public leader.”
Ssegirinya has asked the government to pay him Shs1.4 billion for the physical and psychological torture and trauma inflicted on him its officers.