Linda Okello who is a corporal and whose Photo made rounds on social media has moved to court.
She is seeking a declaration that the disciplinary proceedings against her alleged “immodesty dressing” were unprocedural and aimed at jeopardizing her career. In her suit papers, Ms Okello claims that she was subjected to an unfair, unreasonable, skewed, flawed and unlawful inquiry into an alleged offense against discipline over her tight skirt.
The suit is against the National Police Service Commission, Inspector General of Police and his deputy.
“The action was an intent of tormenting and embarrassing her as the purported disciplinary hearing proceedings were flawed, unprocedural, tainted with malice, illegality and had nothing to do with law or discipline,” said her lawyer from Tom Ojienda firm.
“I have been a Police Officer for the last 11 years, I have maintained a clear record with no discipline issues and the charge is only meant to cause embarrassment, humiliation, indignity, mental anguish which I endured ever since I was booked for disciplinary hearing, my only crime was to dress in police uniform issued to me by the Force Quartermaster in 2003 which l’ve always put on for two years without any supervisors raising an issue until now, its worthy to note that the trousers are almost exact if not lesser dimensions as the skirt.” said Linda.
She claims that her image has just been tainted by the social media. Her case will be Heard June 11 2014