No State Benefits For Amin’s Family By Alfred Wasike
NEITHER Idi Amin nor his family are entitled to benefits as provided under the Constitution for a former Ugandan head of state. Brandishing a report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Violation of Human Rights (October 9, 1962 to January 25, 1986), state minister for gender and cultural affairs Sam Bitangaro and for economic monitoring Omwony Ojok yesterday said Amin was not entitled to any settlement. The report compiled by a probe commission chaired by Supreme Court Justice Arthur Oder was released in October 1994. It catalogued harrowing accounts of human rights abuses from more than 600 witnesses on oath in Apollo Milton Obote and Amin’s governments. The report recommendations have been implemented in phases including the establishment of the Uganda Human Rights Commission. “According to the statute that governs privileges and benefits of past presidents, Amin just does not qualify. He did not even return to Uganda. There are no legal obligations on the Government to extend the benefits to his family,” Bitangaro told journalists at the weekly President’s Office briefing. Ojok, also acting state minister for information, said, “It is good to forgive and preach reconciliation but we should not forget that Idi Amin’s regime left an indelible record of atrocities in which hundreds of thousands of Ugandans and foreigners perished.” He, however, said, “Amin’s family should not be witch-hunted for crimes committed under his rule. In fact the Government has been very human and assisted them to see the patient. Ends Published on: Friday, 22nd August, 2003 --- Ed Kironde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Friends and the family of Idd Amin should solicit > the government of > Saudi Arabia to exhume the remains of the dictator > and bury him in Arua. > Whether it means getting a bank loan now to also > build a recreation > center (to cater for national and foreign tourists) > near the burial > site, it will pay off in due course. > The family should start in Hollywood and get a cut > from the movies made > about Amin and hire a lawyer. Whether they get > money from the movies or > not, at least they will win an appearance on "Larry > King Live" - start > of stardom! > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system > (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.510 / Virus Database: 307 - Release > Date: 8/14/2003 > > > > > -------------------------------------------- > This service is hosted on the Infocom network > http://www.infocom.co.ug ===== LM __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com -------------------------------------------- This service is hosted on the Infocom network http://www.infocom.co.ug
