Uganda dictator schemes to arrest Olara Otunnu

The UPC President, Olara A. Otunnu addressed a rally, held consultation meeting and was hosted on Voice of Lango yesterday 12 April 2010.

The central government authorities in Lira, led by the RDC, tried to stop the consultative meetins from taking place at Lira Technical. Lira Technical is a public facility. The UPC and other Ugandans have rights to access and use them when available. That is what we did in the end; hold the meeting at Lira Technical.

When the UPC President went on air on Voice of Lango in the evening, attempts were made to interfere with the programme. Again, the programme was aired without interruptions.

Today, 13 April 2010, we understand State House has done the following:

1. Ordered Col. Ochora, RDC Gulu, to appear on the same programme tonight, to rebutt what the UPC president said in Lango yesterday;
2. Col. Ochora is under order and cued to allege the following:
-That the UPC President, Olara A. Otunnu, worked closely with Joseph Kony and the LRA in northern Uganda;
-That the UPC President was involved in the 1985 coup;

All these are complete lies and falsehood being peddled by a desperate and shameless regime that will do and say anything to make itself look good.



3. Yoweri Musevni / Statehouse ordered Voice of Lango to surrender the tape of the programme to them;
4. Yoweri Museveni has ordered the police to investigate UPC President Olara A. Otunnu's remarks in Lango.

This country does not belong to one, two or a clique of army men. It belongs to 36+ million Ugandans. What the UPC President has said and has been saying on corruption, terror and intimidation, human rights abuses, the invasion and looting of neighbour's wealth, genocide in northern Uganda, the need for truth telling on Luwero killings, are issues of public interest to all Ugandans. Ugandans are entitled to know, and are at liberty to discuss openly and honestly, issues of public affairs.

The UPC President, the UPC, the demoratic forces in Uganda, will not be intimidated and cowed by such outmoded 'strong man' tactics. The people of this country will prevail over terror and intimidation.