The local defence unit (LDU) has been in the spotlight for a number of issues including mishandling and killing of innocent people among other crimes in recent times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Recently a trigger happy Local Defense Unit (LDU) personnel shot dead a boda boda rider as he attempted to transport a pregnant woman on his motorcycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Such action has been condemned by the public and human rights activists while others are demanding that the LDU should be suspended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But while addressing the media in Kampala, The LDU spokesperson Maj Bilal Katamba regretted the actions of some of these officers noting that their men work on standing operating orders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said that LDUs are always breifed before the operation and those who operates against the command will be apprehended and duly punished. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We condemned in the strongest terms the actions of those individuals security personnel whether LDU or UPDF among others that keep on doing such great mistakes,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He noted that there is plan to make these LDUs undergo more training to supplement their military based training in carrying out lawful operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“There are specialised training that we are organizing for examples that of intelligence, investigation and that of operation, so we are going to give them more training,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He noted that when these officers are deployed for operation, some personnel reserve right to disobey unlawfully orders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“So when you give a wrongful order. For example when you are told Kill or beat.ask yourself whether it is a lawful order. And if something goes wrong both of u are charged,” he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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