The Kasangati Grade one magistrate Fred Egesa has this morning adjourned a ‘disobeying of lawful orders’ case against Dr Kizza Besigye to May 27.
Dr Besigye is accused by police of disobeying police directives on April 5 when his convoy was intercepted at Mulago roundabout as he made his way for the weekly ‘Free my vote’ prayers at the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party offices, just a day after police had withdrawn from his home.
The four time presidential candidate, clad in a blue shirt, arrived at court at 10:15am in the company of his lawyer Fred Mpanga.
State witness Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) David Ulama, 46, from Naguru barracks said that Dr Besigye rejected police orders to use a different route as directed and to deter the procession accompanying him.
Meanwhile, on the sidelines defence lawyer Fred Mpanga told journalists that they are waiting for the state prosecution led by Joseph Kyomuhendo to conclude submission of evidence at the next hearing to determine their next move.
Police on several occasions have blocked Besigye from accessing the city centre especially in company of his supporters; he has on most of these occasions been arrested, detained and released later without charges.
Recently, after a brief agreement with police, Dr Besigye’s movements have not been hampered on condition that he doesn’t move with a procession and that in case a crowd starts to build around him, they either get beaten or arrested as witnessed yesterday at Kibuye as Dr Besigye left FDC offices .
