NUP to take legal action on errant cops who battered Buvuma MP

The opposition National Unity Platform party are contemplating dragging the police institution to court in retribution for the violent weekend crackdown on Buvuma district woman representative Susan Mugabi.

The MP and her team had organized belated women’s day celebrations before police violently descended on them, leaving scores injured and four arrested.

Hon. Susan Mugabi was pepper spreyed and beaten by armed men donned in Field Force Unit police uniform.

In an interview with media yesterday, NUP spokesperson Joel Ssenyonyi said the high-handedness of the security personnel was uncalled for since party members were not armed. 

“The people they torture are leaders who committed no offence. We are taking note of those individuals in police and army uniforms who are engaging in such heinous acts,” he said.

The NUP party secretary general David Lewis Rubongoya says the Leader of Opposition Rt. Hon. Mathias Mpuuga will present the matter before parliament as the party moots plans to drag police to court.

“Police assaulting our people has now become a pattern. We shall take action and we are contemplating different forms of action including political and legal actions. We are discussing this and our team in Parliament led by the Leader of Opposition is also discussing how to respond to this madness,” Mr Rubongoya said. 

He added “The people of Uganda need to see this brutality beyond just the few incidents. It is now a crisis. Mr Museveni’s son is able to move in the country and do what he wants even when it is illegal for him to do it as a military officer and yet we have NUP being hounded everywhere and yet it is a registered political party. Those double standards really show which type of country we are living in.” 

Bobi Wine in a separate statement condemned the terror metted out on his MP. He wrote;

“This is how Hon Susan Mugabi and the District Speaker of Buvuma were treated by the police and military yesterday. Journalists were detained and forced to delete footage to hide these criminal actions. In a sane government, these security men would now be behind bars!” Mr Kyagulanyi said. 

He added: “In trying to block her Women’s Day celebrations, the shameless thugs in our national uniform pounced on her and other leaders and assaulted them. Journalists have been beaten up, arrested and forced to delete implicating footage. I wanted to speak to her on the phone, but was told she’s still in a very critical condition; praying she recovers. We’re working with her family and medical team. THERE WILL BE ACCOUNTABILITY!”