Besigye arrested as he tries to take to the streets again

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The police arrested and kept him in a waiting police van which is currently parked near his home.

The People’s Front for Transition (PFT) leader was heading to Kasangati town to resume his protests against the high commodity prices.
The police arrested and kept him in a waiting police van which is currently parked near his home.
"I will not accept to be kept in my house like I am a prisoner in my own country. This must stop," Dr Beisgye said.
The police did not give any reason for the arrest of the former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), has since early this month renewed his criticism of President Museveni’s government for doing nothing to cushion vulnerable Ugandans against the skyrocketing prices of essential commodities.
"Just turn and go back to your house," the commanding officer on ground who did not reveal his name said before ordering the officers to arrest an unrelenting Besigye.

Besigye arrested as he tries to take to the streets again

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