Besigye detained at Nagalama, denied police bond
Former FDC presidential candidate Dr Kizza Besigye is detained at Nagalama Police Station in Mukono District following his arrest on Thursday. FILE PHOTO
What you need to know:
- Dr Besigye was on Thursday evening arrested along with FDC presidential candidate Patrick Amuriat and the party secretary for mobilisation Ingrid Turinawe at Burambira village in Bubaare Sub-county in Rubanda District on their way from Rukungiri to Kabale District.
- Mr Munyagwa told this reporter that the three were arrested with another councillor from Rukungiri.
Former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) presidential candidate Dr Kizza Besigye is detained at Nagalama Police Station in Mukono District following
Dr Besigye arrested over charges of attempted murder
Dr Besigye, FDC presidential candidate Patrick Amuriat and the party secretary for mobilization Ingrid Turinawe were on Thursday evening arrested in Burambira village Bubaare Sub county in Rubanda on their way to Kabale
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Dr Besigye was on Thursday evening arrested along with FDC presidential candidate Patrick Amuriat and the party secretary for mobilisation Ingrid Turinawe at Burambira village in Bubaare Sub-county in Rubanda District on their way from Rukungiri to Kabale District.
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Dr Besigye arrested over charges of attempted murder
Dr Besigye, FDC presidential candidate Patrick Amuriat and the party secretary for mobilization Ingrid Turinawe were on Thursday evening arrested in Burambira village Bubaare Sub county in Rubanda on their way to Kabale
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The Regional Police Commander Mr Denis Namuwoza said Dr Besigye is wanted in Rukungiri where he allegedly commanded a group of people who pelted stones at the police officers as they tried to disperse FDC supporters who had gathered to listen to Mr Amuriat. Mr Amuriat was in the district to solicit for votes ahead of the FDC presidential election.
“He is wanted in Rukungiri on charges of attempted murder of policemen and holding unlawful assembly,” said Mr Namuwoza.
Mr Namuwoza told Daily Monitor on Friday that Dr Besigye, Ms Turinawe and Mr Amuriat had been transferred to Nagalama for further management and investigation.
Kawempe South MP, Mubarak Munyagwa who visited Besigye at Nagalama said that they (detainees) had been denied bond even after he and the Kampala Lord mayor Erias Lukwago offered to stand surety for them.
“We are just from Nagalama. We offered to stand surety for them but the DPC refused saying the charges against them are serious and therefore, they will have to be arraigned in court and prosecuted. When we asked them how they would be prosecuted when state attorneys are on a sit-down strike, the DPC said police will handle that. They were then returned to the cells,” Mr Munyagwa said.
Mr Munyagwa told this reporter that the three were arrested with another councillor from Rukungiri.
