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Former Deputy Army Chief Peter Elwelu arrested in Soroti over alleged plot to destabilise Teso

📍 Kampala, Uganda, UG·🕐 4h ago·2 outlets

SOROTI — Retired Lieutenant General Peter Elwelu, Uganda’s former Deputy Chief of Defence Forces, has been arrested in Soroti City over alleged involvement in activities aimed at destabilising the Teso sub-region. The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) announced the arrest on Monday evening, November 2, as security agencies pursued investigations into allegations against the former…

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[Claude] Report 2 covers the same arrest of Peter Elwelu, with added detail on location (Soroti) and alleged motive, and nothing in it conflicts with Report 1.

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