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Lira men seek audience with Museveni over 2011 police torture

Three men from Lira District who were allegedly tortured by police in 2011 are seeking a meeting with President Yoweri Museveni to address their unresolved issues.

Moses Okori Wacha, Vincent Atyam, and Policarp Onyango, all residents of Amach sub-county say no government agencies including the Uganda Human Rights Commission offered them support after they were allegedly tortured about 13 years ago.

Mr Onyango, who was beaten into a coma, still suffers from back pain and cannot perform simple tasks like carrying a jerrycan of water.

"If we followed the rightful procedures, I'm sure we would meet the President," said Mr George Abudul, the Resident District Commissioner of Apac. "The President attends to anyone with genuine issues. They can write a letter to the President through his Principal Private Secretary, and the President may decide to meet them personally or authorise his team to attend to them."

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