This savagery is not there. It is inhuman and we don’t approve of that. We are very sorry for what happened. [The] investigation is being done and those who are involved will be taken to court and we will inform the general public
The Inspector General of Police has apologized for the gruesome and inhumane treatment of a woman who was suspected of having stolen some 60,000 Sudanese Pounds.
The woman, name is with-held, was reportedly bundled into a police truck and taken to a police cell in Central Equatoria State, where she was subjected to excessive rudeness and abuse, including unnecessary tampers on her sex organs.
The top police boss has apologized for the incident, saying it was an isolated misbehavior of indiscipline. He said the elements will face the due process of law.
SAVAGE
“It is unfortunate that sad incident did happen,” said Acuil Tito Madut, the Inspector General of Police. “However, the perpetrators have been apprehended and are being investigated and soon they will be taken to the court to pay for what they have done,” he added.
Acuil denounced the police action, saying the conduct was outside the police professional code.
In an exclusive interview with New Times Newspaper, Madut said the act was inhuman, not anywhere close to the conduct officers are supposed to adhere to, and the offenders will face the full wrath of the law.
“This savagery is not there. It is inhuman and we don’t approve of that. We are very sorry for what happened. Investigation is being done and those who are involved will be taken to court and we will inform the general public.”
Rights groups have raised concerns about the incident, saying it lowers human rights sensitivity of the same officers expected to maintain law and order.
Acuil said some police officers lack experience and are illiterate, making it challenging to transform them into a proper organ. He said training is and will continue to equip the police with the necessary skills and expertise needed in managing issues in society.
Money for police training remains a problem, Madut said, adding that the force is still doing all that is possible to alleviate the ignorance and lack of experience in the police.
