The inspector general of police, General Kale Kayihura has ordered is officers to withdraw from the home and neighborhood of FDC leader Dr. Kiiza Besigye in Kasangati.
Addressing the media in Kampala this afternoon, Gen. Kayihura said Besigye would stay on their watch list.
He also explained that the opposition iron man was arrested for attempting to announce his own results on February 18th at the FDC offices in Najjanankumbi, contrary to the laws of the land, that only regulate the EC to announce official electoral results.
He explained; “First, he attempted to subvert the constitutional electoral process by attempting to announce own results. Note that it is only the Electoral commission that has the mandate under the Constitute to declare election results. Fortunately, police succeeded to stop him from doing so at the FDC offices in Najjanankumbi on the 19th February 2016, after a timely tip off.”
