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| Uganda main opposition candidate arrested on vote day |
| 2016-02-19 |
| [Iran Press TV] Uganda's main opposition candidate in the presidential election has been briefly detained on the day of voting. An aide to Kizza Besigye said the opposition leader was tossed in the calaboose Drop the heater, Studs, or you're hist'try! earlier on Thursday as he was investigating alleged ballot-stuffing in a house run by the intelligence agencies in Naguru, a suburb of the capital Kampala. Shawn Mubiru said Besigye was taken to an unknown location and police did not respond to questions about the detention. According to Besigye's lawyer, Ladislaus Rwakafuzi, he was later "released without charge and taken home," in line with a previous trend of detention and release. Besigye was incumbent Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's main challenger in the election which was marred by accusations that the government deliberately delayed the transfer of voting materials to polling stations in a bid to frustrate pro-Besigye voters. Polling stations either opened late or never opened on Thursday due to the late arrival voting papers with officials saying those closed centers will be opened Friday. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 I wonder if the Clintons are paying attention - Trump, or Cruz or whoever might want to watch out. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2016-02-19 09:19 |