They were arrested on Monday morning from Cereleno market in Pece Division after allegedly mobilizing people to cause violence against Gulu District COVID -19 Taskforce and the cargo truck drivers.
Aruu North MP Odonga Otto and his Kilak South counterpart Gilbert Olyanya have been arrested for inciting violence and negligent acts likely to cause the spread of infectious diseases.
They were arrested on Monday morning from Cereleno market in Pece Division after allegedly mobilizing people to cause violence against Gulu District COVID -19 Taskforce and the cargo truck drivers.
According to police, the act of the legislators attracted the crowd who disrespected the social distancing directive issued to prevent the spread of COVID-19. They were arrested alongside two others; Kelly Komakech, the Chairman of Pece Division and Stella Kijange, a women’s rights activist.
Jimmy Patrick Okema, the Aswa River Region Police Spokesperson said in an interview that the case files of the four suspects have been taken to the Resident Senior State Attorney –RSSA for advice.
Okema added that they face charges of inciting violence and participation in an act of negligence that is likely to result in death.
By this evening, the four suspects were still in police custody at Gulu Central Police Station. Their lawyers Tonny Kitara and Conrad Oroya Obol we’re making arrangements to secure their bond.
Kitara, one of the lawyers representing the suspects said that the Resident State Attorney had not yet sanctioned the files and asked police to carry out further investigations in areas that will reveal credible evidence.
Conrad Oroya Obol, another lawyer representing the suspects said the charges preferred on his clients are very weak, but took so long to be sanctioned.
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