{"id":15115,"date":"2016-04-02T06:41:35","date_gmt":"2016-04-02T06:41:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=15115"},"modified":"2016-04-02T06:45:21","modified_gmt":"2016-04-02T06:45:21","slug":"besigye-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/besigye-police","title":{"rendered":"Ugandan Police Finally Withdraws From Kizza Besigye&#8217;s Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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The Supreme Court&#8217;s decision was the final hurdle required to validate Museveni&#8217;s fifth consecutive term as the President of Uganda.<\/p>\n<h2>Free at last<\/h2>\n<p>Besigye,\u00a0Museveni\u2019s main competitor and leader of the Forum for Democratic Change\u00a0political party, has endured a six-week-long house arrest after he claimed that the presidential elections were rigged. The long-standing opposition leader believes that he was detained because authorities wanted to prevent him from gathering evidence of fraud in the election.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15116\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15116\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15116\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/kiizabesigyee-703x422.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/kiizabesigyee-703x422.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/kiizabesigyee-703x422-600x360.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/kiizabesigyee-703x422-450x270.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/kiizabesigyee-703x422-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/kiizabesigyee-703x422-85x51.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15116\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elections.co.ug\/w-images\/048cfdcd-cef7-4950-ac6b-086b29125616\/8\/KiizaBesigyee-703x422.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Under surveillance?<\/h2>\n<p>While the police force promised to lift the barricades leading to from Besigye&#8217;s home in the suburbs of Kampala, many doubt that the security forces will leave the area. Some people speculate that the politician will still be guarded by plainclothes officers.<\/p>\n<p>Kale Kayihura, the Inspector General of Police, said in a statement:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Dr. Besigye is free but under our watch. I have already ordered the DPC Kasangati to lift barricades leading to his home. [&#8230;] Following the Supreme Court&#8217;s decision on the petition challenging presidential election results, we feel the legal process over this matter has come to an end.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Besigye, who was supposedly held under preventative arrest, has also been warned:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We expect Besigye to respect the law, to stop causing trouble for people going about their private businesses,&#8221; Kayihura added. &#8220;He must respect the law. If he veers off, the police is there to protect people and their property.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15117\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15117\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15117\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/uganda-elections_mora-800x5001.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/uganda-elections_mora-800x5001.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/uganda-elections_mora-800x5001-600x374.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/uganda-elections_mora-800x5001-85x53.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15117\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a 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