NEWS- Following the announcement by the selected Politicians and Change Agents to hold unlawful assemblies and country wide political demonstrations, as a way of causing change in government, the Police has come out and declared their activities unlawful.
CP Fred Enanga the Uganda Police spokesman in a statement stressed that the key planners including Politicians like Col (Rtd), Dr. Kiiza Besigye, Hon. Kyagulanyi Robert Ssentamu, Hon. Erias Lukwago and others have not been cleared by Police to carry out the anticipated demonstration.
It should be remembered that on Tuesday January 16th 2024, the said politicians announced the demonstration similar to what they had announced last year, where a few violent protesters were arrested and charged to court, under the guise of peaceful demonstrations.
The alleged peaceful demonstrations according to Enanga claimed by the perennial actors, have never been peaceful adding that they do not liaise with the police to ensure the smooth conduct of their public meetings and processions.
He adds that in so doing, they have always hijacked the Constitutional right to assemble, to instead engage in violent criminal acts and destruction of public safety, by looting property from roadside shops, disruption of traffic, vandalism of vehicles and buildings, damaging of roads, (through burning of tyres), pelting police officers and hurling molotovs (petrol bombs), at them, and other violent acts.
Enanga in a statement pointed out that while the Police and Sister Security Agencies do support and safeguard all constitutionally protected activity and civil rights, they shall not allow any activities with a potential of violence to take place, including the unlawful assemblies, mentioned above.
“Therefore, any violent acts committed in any part of the country, under the guise of peaceful protests, shall be swiftly disrupted, investigated, perpetrators arrested and charged to court” said Enanga in a statement.
He adds that “We also call upon the public to help us identify actors who are actively mobilizing and instigating violence within the community, to contact the National Operations Command Centre on 0776999136. We continue to ensure the rights of Ugandans to peace, security and safety, are not disrupted by self-seeking politicians”.
