Uganda arrests Retired General Peter Elwelu over alleged plot to destabilise the country

Elwelu rose to prominence in 2016 when he oversaw a deadly military raid on the palace of a regional king accused of leading a separatist movement. He was subse

Acting military spokesman Chris Magezi said Elwelu, whom he described as a "renegade" officer, was arrested on Monday evening and would be charged in court.

Elwelu was “on the run over involvement in subversive activities and plans to destabilize” a remote part of eastern Uganda where he was born and raised, Magezi said. “The security forces recently recovered 15 guns in his possession, military fatigues, and two pickup trucks.”

Ahead of Elwelu’s arrest, Ugandan military chief Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba accused him of engaging in treacherous activities after his retirement from active duty last year. Kainerugaba said he had ordered the search party to capture Elwelu alive.

The arrest also comes days after Kainerugaba announced that he had stripped Elwelu of his lieutenant general rank and demoted him to a private.

Source: Citizen Digital