Ugandan army cleared of complicity in priest's murder

THE Ugandan army has been cleared of any complicity in the murder of an Irish priest by two of its soldiers last year.

Ugandan army cleared of complicity in priest's murder

Irish diplomats are scrutinising the report of an inquiry board into the death of Galway priest Fr Declan O'Toole, who was gunned down along with two of his workers in March 2002.

The 31-year-old from Headford, a member of the Mill Hill Missionaries, had been highly critical of the army's activities in the Kotido district of north east Uganda where he worked.

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