Museveni suggests firing squads for rapists

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has mooted the idea of military courts and firing squads for rapists. He told journalists recently that if the rate of rape and defilement increases, the government could "resort to military courts and putting culprits on a firing squad", the 'New Vision' reported. "If the situation becomes serious and if the law allows, the quick way is to use military courts," he said. "That's what I would suggest if the human rights and all these groups agree, because we are ruled by human rights groups." He said however that the police and the courts were not doing their job effectively, and a "protracted struggle" was underway to free the judiciary from corruption.