UGANDA. SOLDIER TO HANG FOR IDP KILLING

the Uganda Peoples Defense Force (UPDF) 4th Division Court Martial sentenced to death Private Joel Lubangakene, a soldier convicted of killing a pupil of the Lalogi Internally Displaced People's (IDP) camp on December 26, 2004.
The Boxing Day killing sparked riots when locals attacked the barracks and demanded to lynch Lubangakene. The scuffle left three people dead.
The 11-member court handed down the sentence to Lubangakene, 18, following a trial held in the camp.
Lubangakene's victim was Ojok Ojara, a pupil of Aket-ket Primary School. Lubangakene, a member of the auxiliary force (LDU), said he shot Ojara on his commander Omony George's orders. Lubangakene was represented by Lt. Moses Emitu, who pleaded for his acquittal, saying he could not disobey orders. However, the court concurred with the prosecutor, Capt. Benon Agaba, that soldiers should differentiate between lawful and unlawful orders.