Despite the heavy deployment of police at his house and throughout Kasangati, he successfully managed to make his way to the city centre to fulfill his defiance statement.
This move has exposed the incompetent nature of police and his incarceration at home was an act of impunity says Kizza Besigye as he addressed the media at Najjanankubi on July 13, 2016.
Kizza Besigye Kifefe claims that he allowed his arrest prematurely as he opened the door of his car, this he attributes to the towing of his vehicle which was affecting its movement and the brutal harassment of his supporters.
Besigye narrates his trip through a couple of police cells before being brought to Luzira maximum prison, he says after the arrest he was briefly taken to Nalufenya and thenthe airlifted to Karamoja were he spent two nights, then transferred to Moroto central prison and finally to Luzira.
Besigye adds “That while in Moroto central prison, the situation was so alarming since all inmates were transferred to other prisons, the cells had no power and light for two nights yet the main entrance was left open on the orders of DPC but in the events that followed it was closed”
He further narrated “The warders were changed and replaced by a special police unit of counter terrorism; these are the police officers wearing the black police uniforms”.
He say, he still demanded for the closure of the main door but noticed some footsteps in the night but luckily I had a touch which he used to flash some light only to see a man dressed in black with a mask on his face who took off immediately.
The 2016 FDC flag bearer affirms that all people who choose to oppose the dictatorship know the consequences of their actions; and to him, these include incarceration, brutality and sometimes death. Besigye said that is the reason why he has no pity for his continuous detention. He also attributes his good looks despite being from prison to doing a lot of nothing rather than sitting and eating thanks to the FDC leadership who made it possible for him to get food on a daily basis.
Kizza says he is psychologically prepared for arrest and torture and always at peace whenever such times are due.
“The sacrifice we all need to offer if we are to overcome dictatorship because the fight for democracy come s with a cost and it is only the transition stage that requires dialogue”
Besgye commends the Red Cross specifically the International Red Cross for their tremendous role in improving the welfare of Prisoners at Luzira, “They have provided medical assistance, water and flushable toilets. This has reduced the rate of deaths arising from preventable diseases”
He also revealed that on a sad note, the welfare of inmate in Karamoja and Moroto is tense, the rooms are overcrowded and accessing a toilet is a tag of war since you have to move a long distance through the many people, the general hygiene is highly compromised.
