94 Bobi Wine supporters still held in Masaka, Kalangala
December 31, 2020
Relatives of some of the arrested NUP supporters at Kalangala Central police station
The 94 supporters of National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi who were arrested in Kalangala on Wednesday are still in detention.
They were arrested while on the campaign trail with Kyagulanyi. Muhammad Nsubuga, the acting police spokesperson Greater Masaka region, says of the 94 suspects, 50 are currently detained at Masaka Central police station and the others at Kalangala Central police station.
Nsubuga says that suspects will be charged with inciting violence, flouting measures to combat the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) while some are accused of deflating tyres of police vehicles. He adds that police officers are compiling their files which will then be submitted to the state.