The court did i circumstances under which this statement was recorded. The statement was recorded by D/lp Gumi Bosco, PW8, at the time attached to Jinja Police Station. This officer, who spoke namely Lusoga, fi - ,_ recorded the clioice ment in I -- and n nslated this version into English. It is the court's finding that, PW8, exhibited ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, professfona in handli recording of his statement. ·la _c:i~rlog .tb~. · of the recording of the statement in the accused's first and then into English, removes any claim of misunderstanding. The .said officer did not an inte.rpreter and communication raised by the The Lusoga and Engl exhibited as Prosecution exhibits Na's 5 and The said officer was not the investigating the s versions were respectively. in had not interrogated and had no prior knowledge or details of the case. not make any complai ·he was still in even then re was no issues relating to mis- aga owing accused, did officer' conduct, at all, the slap min by PW7, al that, an earlier time and the cell door. The court was satisfied that once the suspect was ·handed over to PW8, by PW7, who promptly left his office, the alleged fear;. was section 25 of the Evidence Act. totally removed and did not obtain, in The court was satisfied that,in circumstances and for the reasons stated, the accused's statement was freely and volu It was also noted that suspect had rily given and made. inedat the pol station, for two days before the statement was recorded, which is not, an unreasonable tim~, in the circumstances. The accused denied accused allegations. In his statement, made under affirmation, the how on the day in he was arrested at Kulusambiya as he headed to kakira for work. The arrest was carried out in the of the LC chairperson of the a ne Balyejusa Chari accused saw one M la Sharon, whom used to see in the vii mently related to PWS as Namazaala. accused and to one Mzee lsabirye, mother PWS was his PW6.While at the police post,the ied bei husband at r uncle PW4.He denied that one Aidah, the accused admitted that PW4 was a dose 3