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UPDF brands Lt. Mabonga a deserter, dismisses safehouse torture allegations

Published by The Independent Uganda By The Independent · 2 October 2026 at 07:56
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UPDF brands Lt. Mabonga a deserter, dismisses safehouse torture allegations
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Uganda People’s Defence Forces-UPDF has dismissed as fabricated allegations made by a junior officer who released a 30-minute video statement accusing the army of running secret detention facilities, torture and enforced disappearances. Herbert Matanda Mabonga, who identifies himself as an intelligence officer formerly attached to the Defence Intelligence and … The post UPDF brands Lt. Mab

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