{UAH} WHAT'S THE RELEVANCE OF THESE EU VISITORS IN OPPOSITION HOMES?
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Set Besigye free, envoys tell government
Sunday February 28 2016
FDC presidential candidate Kizza Besigye (2ndR) welcomes European and US envoys who paid him a visit at his home in Kasangati, Wakiso District, on Friday. PHOTO BY ABUBAKER LUBOWA
Kampala- Ambassadors from the European Union (EU) and the United States (US) on Friday made specific demands, telling government to free the Opposition and specifically stop violating the rights and freedom of FDC leader, Dr Kizza Besigye, who has been incarcerated by police at his home for more than a week.
They also urged both sides to refrain from making inflammatory statements that might breed violence following the disputed February 18 polls.
"We call on the Ugandan authorities to respect the rights of the Opposition and the fundamental freedoms must be respected. We consider the repeated arrest and custody of Dr Besigye a violation of his basic freedoms and human rights," said Ambassador Kristian Schmidt, the head of the European Union Delegation in Uganda.
"We have appealed to Dr Besigye as we have made the point to all political actors in Uganda in the last weeks to refrain from using any language that incites violence and to engage in dialogue and if there are any electoral disputes, to resolve all those by legal peaceful means," Ambassador Schmidt added.
The envoys' demands followed the Friday meeting with Dr Besigye at his Kasangati home where he remains blockaded by police.
The delegation comprised EU ambassador to Uganda Kristian Schmidt, Netherlands ambassador Alphons Hennekens, Ireland ambassador Dónal Cronin, British High Commissioner to Uganda Alison Blackburne, French ambassador Sophie Makome and USA deputy ambassador Patricia Mahoney.
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