The Police in Kayunga district on Thursday arrested seven National Unity Platform (NUP) party members who were busy issuing party membership cards.
It is alleged that after spending 24 hours in custody, Police charged the suspects with being public nuisance and arraigned them before court.
They pleaded not guilty to the charge and granted a cash bail of sh100,000.
The party showed dismay and condemned police for continuously interfering with its activities in different parts of the country.
“On Thursday, police in Kayunga arrested seven of our comrades who were issuing party membership cards and conducting registration activities. They were detained for 24 hours and arraigned before court on Friday where they were all charged with ‘public nuisance’ and granted a UGX 100,000 cash bail when they denied the charges.
It is absolutely criminal for the police to meddle in the mobilization process of a legally registered political party. We strongly condemn the police for continuously interfering with our party activities in different parts of the country.
#FreeAllPoliticalPrisoners” reads the tweet issued by NUP on its X handle.
