Section 2: Rules for Arrests in Uganda
2.Arrest
(1)In making an arrest, the police officer or other person making the arrest, shall actually touch or confine the body of the person to be arrested, unless there is a submission to the custody by word or action.
(2)If a person forcibly resists the endeavour to arrest him or her, or attempts to evade the arrest, the police officer or other person making the arrest may use all means necessary to effect the arrest.
(3)Nothing in this section shall be deemed to justify the use of greater force than was reasonable in the particular circumstances in which it was employed or was necessary for the apprehension of the offender.
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When a police officer arrests you, they must actually touch or hold you, unless you agree to be arrested by word or action. If you resist or try to es...
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