He is jointly charged with AIP Hadali Keneth for conspiracy to commit the atrocities. They have been remanded till 9th April 2025.
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The State House Anti-Corruption Unit, the Police Crime Investigations Department together with the Office of the director of Public Prosecutions have arraigned PC Katungi Alex before the Kajjansi Chief Magistrates Court on charges of assaulting different persons in the areas of Kajjansi in Wakiso district.
The accused, being an officer attached to the Environmental Protection Police Unit under the Ministry of Water and Environment, is accused of beating several people on different occasions, claiming that they were carrying out illegal developments in wetlands.
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PC Katungi Alex is a subject of other investigations following numerous complaints of harassment, illegal arrests, land grabbing, and extortion from people, including investors, in areas of Entebbe and Kajjansi.
He is also being investigated for abusing his authority by setting up developments in wetlands around Kajjansi and Entebbe.
He is jointly charged with AIP Hadali Keneth for conspiracy to commit the atrocities. They have been remanded till 9th April 2025.