Medical workers attend to ailing MP Zaake inside the VIP Lounge at Entebbe Airport. Photo by James Kabengwa
KAMPALA. Mityana Municipality MP Francis Zaake has been arrested at Entebbe Airport.
Mr Ruhweza withdrew Zaake's passport and informed him that he was under arrest.
A statement issued by Police spokesperson Emilian Kayima states that Zaake was trying to flee the country.
Mr Kayima also states that he has been arrested on charges of treason and malicious damage of property in Arua.
Earlier,
Mr Zaake was blocked from boarding a scheduled flight to India by
security officers who told his lawyer Asuman Basalirwa that his client
had to get clearance from the Director, Criminal Investigations before
travelling abroad.
Earlier,
the MP who was arrested and tortured by security operatives on the eve
of Arua Municipality by-election, two weeks ago left Rubaga Hospital,
where he has spent a fortnight, in an ambulance on Thursday morning.
Mr
Asuman Basalirwa, one of Mr Zaake’s lawyers said at the airport that
they are not aware that his client is wanted by police or court to
warrant police clearance, before travelling.
“A police
officer by the name of Oloka has informed me that we need police
clearance from police for him to be able to travel. We informed him that
we are not aware that the Hon Francis Zaake is wanted by police or
court. But even if he was wanted, his condition cannot allow him to
either go to police or court,” Mr Basalirwa said.
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