A meeting organized by Forum for Democratic Change(FDC) leaders in Buikwe district in Eastern Uganda was brought to an end by the Army on Tuesday.
FDC president Patrick Amuriat was chairing the meeting when military personnel entered the premises and stopped the deliberations.
Party officials say they intended to address the local leadership as part of the preparations for the 2021 elections.
Patrick Amuriat flashes FDC sign
Dr. Kizza Besigye who was expected to speak at the event arrived while the party leaders were being dispersed.
President Museveni in this past week warned against what he described unlawful Assemblies. “If you want to assemble publicly or to procession it must be for a legitimate reason,” said Museveni in a widely publicized article.
FDC on Monday in a press statement stated, “These are very primitive methods of work that Mr. Museveni has employed to shield himself and his party from legitimate competition. Mr. Museveni agents working with police have teargassed innocent citizens buttered and destroyed their properties. As a party, we condemn these actions and we want to warn Mr. Museveni once again not to stretch citizens beyond limits which have resulted in imprisonment and trial of former heads of state in Egypt and now in Sudan. When you batter citizens you make reconciliation very difficult.
As FDC we think Mr. Museveni should benefit from the amnesty. He should be retired with dignity and facilitated to live the rest of his life comfortably. Let him not test the patience of citizens, he should learn from Bashir.”