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filed before the same court in
2011," said Mr Ernest Kalibala,
one of Dr Besigye's lawyers in a
phone interview.
Police have camped at Dr
Besigye's home in Kasangati,
Wakiso district since election
day. He has been blocked from
leaving and whenever he tries, he
is promptly arrested only to be
returned in the wee hours of the
morning.
Yesterday, he left his home to
attend a church service at All
Saints Cathedral in Nakasero but
was arrested again after he and
police disagreed on what route to
use after the service.
The police chief, Gen Kale
Kayihura, has defended the
police action saying it's a direct
response to Dr Besigye's
declared "defiance campaign."
The confinement of Dr Besigye
at his home by police started a
day before the Electoral
Commission announced the
official presidential results in
which Dr Besigye participated
and was returned as the runner up
with 35 per cent of the total votes
cast against the incumbent
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President Museveni who was
declared winner with 60.7 per
cent of the total votes cast.
In the past
A similar application was filed
after the 2011 general election
after police pitched camp at
Besigye's residence for one week
also under the disguise of
'preventive arrest'.
The police led by the then
Kampala North metropolitan
regional police commander
Stephen Tanui, had arrested Dr
Besigye for attempting to
participate in the second phase of
Walk to Work protests that
rocked the city in protest of
Museveni's victory in 2011
presidential elections in which Dr
Besigye participated and was
also declared a runner-up.
Dr Besigye had in the previous
application, sought court orders
to be immediately and
unconditionally released from
detention.
He was also seeking
compensation for the damages
caused during his detention,
claiming he had incurred losses
in his businesses since he was not