Rwakafuzi company and advocates a law firm has sued government in court over denying FDC strong man Kiiza Besigye from meeting his lawyers in a recent standoff with police.
Police prevented Dr. Besigye from attending a pre-arranged meeting with attorney Ladislaus Rwakafuzi in November in the capital, Kampala. He was subsequently taken to the police station after a crowd gathered at the offices of his attorney.
Rwakafuzi had promised last month he would compile all the human rights violations and police mistreatment of Besigye in preparation to file a suit in court against the government for violating the constitution in the way it continues to manhandle the opposition leader. He is now walking the talk.
But officials of the police say Besigye often disrupts business activities and traffic flow which they say endangers the lives of Ugandans, particularly in downtown Kampala. It is within their mandate, they said, to ensure all laws are enforced regardless of a person’s societal status.