Police has opened general inquiry file against Bukooli Central MP Solomon Silwany and Vice Chairperson for National Resistance Movement Caucus over allegations of storming Naluwerere Polling with a pistol and spraying voters with pepper.
Speaking at Naguru, the Spokesperson of Police Emiliano Kayima said they arrested 25 people before and after Bugiri by-election.
“Most of the suspects have recorded statements, we are preparing their files for prosecution to start,” he said.
“The most important bit is about MP Solomon Silwany, there are allegations that he pulled out a gun, others say it was pepper spray and as a result, we a case has been opened, the process of summoning him, police in Bugiri is preparing summons through the Speaker of Parliament to explaine what transpired,” he said
Electorates contends that the legislator stormed Naluwerere polling station alleging that he was bribing voters with cash a move which with contradicts with electoral laws.
“His presence however, attracted a crowd of angry mob that narrowly lynched him but with the aid of pepper spray, he dispersed the crowd as police escorted him out of the polling station,” some voters said. He also beat up journalists that covered the event destroying their equipment.
Kasese Municipality MP Robert Centenary a victim of pepper spray remarked that, ideally police should have evacuated Solomon Silwany but they just looked on as he tried to disorganize the election process.
The hotly contested Bugiri by-election was won by the president for Justice Forum (JEEMA) and Asuman Basalirwa who garnered 3,928 votes, followed by NRM candidate Mr Francis Oketcho with 3,267 votes and the FDC candidate Ms Eunice Namatende came third with 928 votes.