Elections : affrontements à Jinja – 11 février 2012

25 arrested over Jinja by-election violence

newvision.co.ug

Feb 12, 2012

By Donald Kiirya

Twenty-five people were arrested in Jinja over inciting violence on the election day of the just-concluded Jinja Municipality East by-election.

The South-eastern region Police spokesperson, Samson Lubega, said 12 culprits were arrested in the 3am fracas. Two cars, a LAVIT van registration number UAN 195T and another one belonging to Mwiru’s camp were also confiscated.

He said police shot gunfire in the air to dispersed supporters of National Resistance Movement (NRM) and Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) who had clashed in Walukuba during the February 9 chaos.

Lubega explained that the other 13 culprits were arrested in the afternoon and evening hours of the election day, before the final results of the poll were announced.

All windscreens of the vehicles were smashed and by the time police arrived at the scene, huge stones were found in the van and the other vehicle had been driven away.

He further said that of the 12 suspects, eight were taken to court on Friday to face charges of malicious damage and assault while the four were released on Police bond after realizing that there was no evidence to pin them. Read more…