Ugandans arrested
By Emmy Allio
THE United Nations Observer Mission in Congo (MONUC) has arrested three Ugandans suspected to be spies in the northeastern town of Bunia.
But Ugandan security yesterday said those arrested last Saturday could be People�s Redemption Army (PRA) soldiers based in Ituri district.
The arrest coincides with an incident last week in Arua, where the Police questioned several MONUC Nepalese soldiers on charges of soliciting prostitution from a 19-year-old woman.
Those arrested were identified as Moses Mugisa Alois, Stephen Kindungu and Francis Bali. They were reportedly found with a map showing positions of MONUC troops.
They were arrested at the residence of Leku Apobo, a coordinator of the Ituri Pacification Commission (IPC). Leku was also arrested.
The acting chief of military intelligence, Lt. Col. James Mugira, said, �It is probable that those are PRA soldiers. It only confirms what we have been saying about PRA presence in Ituri.�
He said PRA officers who used to operate in Bunia included Col. Edson Muzoora, Lt. Kashilingi, Lt. Kamugisha, Lt. Michael Taupe and Lt. Mugisa.
�I heard that Mugisa worked as a translator for MONUC,� Mugira said.
The Congolese said Mugisa had been a spy for MONUC.
�It appears Mugisa has been arrested after disagreeing with MONUC,� a source said. In the same Bunia jail is Kahwa Panga Mandro, the chief of the Bahema Banywagi region, north of the Bunia.
In a letter to his wife, Kahwa said the Ugandans were being tortured by MONUC and Congolese soldiers (FARDC).
�I am surprised that I am now in jail yet I have always fully supported the disarmament mission of MONUC,� Kahwa said in the letter. Mugira said it was unfair for MONUC to accuse Kahwa of receiving guns from Uganda.
�I am not pre-emptying their investigations, but I think Kahwa is being detained on allegations. Uganda has never given him any guns,� he said.
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Published on: Friday, 15th April, 2005
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