Thank you, I appreciate your concern.
Anne
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 7:36 PM
Subject: ugnet_: Re: Anne Mugisha father
arrested
Anne
I am sorry to hear this disturbing news regarding
your
family. Guilty by association was never the law
in
Uganda.
But I urge YOU to be strong for you, your party and
most
your family. You did not do anything to bring
this on.
The NRM
authorities are to insecure. Hopefully, one
day
one of the parties in
Uganda will save all Ugandans
from the NRM illegal activities, torture and
holocust.
We are praying for your family and you, but stick to
what you
believe in.
akintu
--- Lutimba Matovu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Anne Mugisha father arrested
>
> By Alex B.
Atuhaire & Nelson Naturinda
> July 26, 2003
>
> The
father of Reform Agenda's strong woman Anne
> Mugisha was Wednesday
arrested and detained for two
> hours over alleged links with rebels.
> Mr George E. Mugisha was picked by operatives from
>
the
> Violent Crime Crack Unit (VCCU) from his residence
>
at
> Luthuli Avenue, Bugolobi.
>
> His daughter Anne is a
member of Reform Agenda and
> now
> lives in Florida, USA.
>
> Mugisha's arrest apparently came after his shamba
>
boy,
> Mr John Ssebwami told security personnel that the
>
70-year-old retired civil servant was collaborating
> with alleged
rebels of the People's Redemption Army
> (PRA).
>
> His
wife Janet told The Monitor on Thursday that her
> husband had bee
released after being held for more
> than two hours at VCCU offices in
Kireka.
>
> The VCCU replaced the Operation Wembley, formed
to
> fight armed criminals.
>
> "After he was roughly
arrested, an officer at
> Wembley
> offices in Kireka decided to
release him because
> there
> was no credible evidence. He
returned home yesterday
> [Wednesday]," Mrs Mugisha said.
>
> Government has always linked his daughter Anne to
>
PRA.
> She was in charge of Research and Publicity for
>
presidential candidate Dr Kizza Besigye during the
> 2001
elections.
>
> Besigye fled to exile in August 2001. He, too
is
> accused of subversion, by government.
>
> Prior to
Mugisha's arrest, Ssebwami had come to The
> Monitor offices, on Monday,
alleging that the old
> man
> had refused to pay him his wages.
>
> He said Mugisha owed him Shs 400,000. He claimed
>
that
> another worker had informed Mugisha that he
>
[Ssebwami]
> wanted to leak information, about subversion, to
>
security.
>
> Ssebwami said he had reported to the Labour
Office
> in
> Kampala regarding his unpaid wages.
>
>
Ssebwami has worked for Mugisha since 1998. He
> alleged
> that
Mugisha gave him information about the rebels
> and
> Anne's
activities abroad.
>
> He claimed he had information about
Anne's travel to
> South Africa, Rwanda and Nigeria soliciting
money
> for
> the said rebellion.
>
> He also
claimed Mr Mugisha had been mobilising money
> within Uganda, including
sale of his house in
> Rubaga.
>
> Mrs Mugisha on
Thursday, denied the claims. She
> said:
> "Can you imagine all
those allegations! Anne Mugisha
> is our daughter and has become a
politician but we
> should be left to live in peace," she said.
>
> In an earlier interview before his arrest, Mr
> Mugisha
>
denied owing money to Ssebwami.
>
> He showed copies of payment
slips. He said police at
> Wandegeya were probing the alleged
non-payment.
>
> He recalled that September 2001, operatives
from the
> Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence searched his
>
Mbarara home, over similar allegations of
> subversion.
> "I know
my telephone is tapped," he said.
>
> According to Mr Mugisha,
the family has been
> harassed
> because of their daughter's
political activities.
>
>
>
> =====
>
LM
>
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