Bakaleke went into hiding late last year after the Anti-Corruption Court summoned him to appear and plead to the charges in vain. He is accused alongside five others of abducting and extorting US$415,000 (Shs1.5b) from two Korean nationals in February last year.
Uganda Police Force (UPF) has written to
International Police (Interpol) in different seeking the arrest of former
Kampala South Regional Police Commander, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Siraj Bakaleke.
He is needed by the Anti-corruption court to
answer charges of abuse of office, conspiracy to defraud, kidnapping with
intent of confining a person and conspiracy to commit a felony.
Bakaleke went into hiding late last year after
the Anti-Corruption Court summoned him to appear and plead to the charges in
vain. He is accused
alongside five others of abducting and extorting US$415,000 (Shs1.5b) from two
Korean nationals in February last year.
The others are Innocent Munezero, Innocent
Nuwagaba, Robert Asiimwe, Amanya Junior, Babu Gastavas, Kenneth Zirintuusa,
Paul Mugoya Wanyoto and Samuel Nabeta. His co-accused appeared before
court and pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Police Spokesperson, Fred Enanga, says police
has written to its counterparts in various countries to arrest Bakaleke. “ACP
Bakaleke above is wanted by the anti-corruption division of the high court for
the offences of abuse of office, conspiracy to defraud, kidnapping with intent
to confine a person, and conspiracy to commit a felony of the Anti-Corruption
Division Kampala criminal case no. 0095/2018 and Avipol CRB 047/2018,” Enanga
said.
Adding that, “Police appeals to whoever has any
information which may lead to his arrest and prosecution to pass it in
confidence to the nearest police station or ring telephone numbers 0715411674,
0712667713 and 0715354978,” Enanga said.
Senior Staff Reporter
Joseph Kato is currently a Master's candidate at Makerere University. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Mass Communication from Kampala International University, a Diploma in Journalism and he's also a graduate in Guidance and Counseling.
