Kyagulanyi Accuses Police of Lying on Arrest of his Bodyguard.

    

National Unity Platform -NUP presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi has dismissed the charges against on his private bodyguard Norbert Elber Ariho as mere fabrications.  

Police arrested Ariho on Thursday evening in Buhuro Manafwa district at one of Kyagulanyi’s rallies accusing him of  being in possession of teargas canisters, ,obstructing police and incitement to violence.

On Tuesday this week, when Kyagulanyi was in Kayunga, an unidentified person threw a teargas canister near Bobi Wine as he confronted security officers for disrupting his campaign meeting.

A video emerged pinning Ariho to have hurled the canister towards the presidential candidate. Police Spokesperson Fred Enanga said police were hunting for Ariho for alleged possession of teargas canister which was hurled during that confrontation on that day.  

“His arrest is in connection with an alleged assault occasioning grievous bodily harm Vide Kayunga police station, CRB 829/2020, and other related cases during the political campaigns at Kyampisi trading centre police spokesperson said.    

Enanga added that the Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID is  currently investigating the intentions of Ariho and where he got the teargas canister he was seen throwing said in Enanga.           

Speaking on Ariho’s arrest today, Bobi Wine said his bodyguard was not arrested because of the ‘explosive’ incident, but because the state is trying to fulfill its plan of arresting, detaining and torturing his comrades until the elections are over.

"Police have tried to frame  him  for having  thrown the explosive  that nearly  killed us,  despite an investigation that shows how the projectile came from police," Kyagulanyi has said.  

"We are aware of their plan to arrest, torture and detain many more people that I work with until after elections," Kyagulanyi  added. "Too bad for them, Uganda is far ahead of them.” 

 

Benjamin Katana, one of  NUP’s lawyers says more members on the team that moves with their presidential  flag bearer are continuously  being arrested at all rallies. He adds that their efforts to secure bail for  them including Ariho has been frustrated severally.  

Katana notes that they have been compiling reports of all evidence on security personnel who engage in criminal acts of human rights violations against Ugandans. He says that such people will be held accountable of their actions.

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  Two weeks back, at least 10 NUP members from Kampala were arrested in a hotel in Kyegegwa district. They had gone to organize the venue where the campaign event was meant to happen.