{UAH} UN Moves to Rescue Besigye; Ssemujju Detained at Kiira
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Ssemujju Nganda is behind bars at Kiira Road Police Station
Dr Kizza Besigye has been transferred from Nagalama Police station to Kiira Road Police Station, Chimp Corps report.
This followed threats from Besigye's supporters to use all means to "rescue" their leader.
Besigye was arrested Thursday morning on the directives of RPC Wesley Nganizi at the FDC strongman's residence in Kasangati, Wakiso District.
Nganizi told Besigye he was under preventive arrest because "we have information you want to cause chaos."
While the FDC say they intend to hold rallies to mobilise support for 2016 and select candidates to contest in various elective posts on the party ticket, Police insist they must coordinate with the law enforcement body to conduct peaceful and lawful assemblies.
Addressing journalists shortly before being arrested, Besigye said, "Police are being used to violate our rights but we won't allow such to continue."
He added: "We are proceeding with our programme as had been laid out" in reference to holding rallies and opening offices along the Jinja Road Highway up to Eastern Uganda.
Deputy Police spokesperson Polly Namaye said they took a "preventive action" basing on information that Besigye and other FDC leaders intended to "continue holding unauthorised rallies."
In related development, while at Nagalama, United Nations officials met with police officials to secure arrest.
A source says the UN administrators protested Besigye's arrest as a violation of his right to movement.
In the meantime, MP Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda who was arrested today morning has been taken to Kiira Road Police Station in Kampala for interrogation.
Police insisted Besigye planned to hold rallies which would disrupt peace along the busy Jinja Highway.
Police chief Gen Kale Kayihura came under fire this week over what opposition and civil rights groups described as highhandedness of the law enforcement officers.
But Kayihura defended police's intervention: "We would have no problem with opening of offices but this is mixed up with unlawful public meetings and we advise them to postpone their program and given notice to police early enough as required by law.
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