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Ugandan police charge protest MPs | |
(about 23 hours later) | |
Two opposition MPs have appeared in court in Uganda, charged in connection with a demonstration last Thursday in which three people died. | |
The MPs were accused - along with 25 others - of participating in a riot. | |
Police have fired live bullets to disperse dozens of protesters angry at their arrest in the capital, Kampala. | |
MPs Beatrice Atim and Hussein Kyanjo were arrested for taking part in last week's protests against plans to allocate forest land to a sugar firm. | MPs Beatrice Atim and Hussein Kyanjo were arrested for taking part in last week's protests against plans to allocate forest land to a sugar firm. |
Police spokesman Hassan Kasinje said they are being investigated for murder, incitement and terrorism. | Police spokesman Hassan Kasinje said they are being investigated for murder, incitement and terrorism. |
Three people died in the demonstrations that turned violent on Thursday. | Three people died in the demonstrations that turned violent on Thursday. |
A suspected looter was shot by guards, a passer-by was hit by a stray bullet and an Asian man was stoned to death. | A suspected looter was shot by guards, a passer-by was hit by a stray bullet and an Asian man was stoned to death. |
I talked to two suspects who were arrested on Friday and they had serious injuries as a result of beatings Lawyer Yusuf Nsibambi Some of the protesters attacked members of the Asian community because the sugar company is owned by Ugandan Asians. | I talked to two suspects who were arrested on Friday and they had serious injuries as a result of beatings Lawyer Yusuf Nsibambi Some of the protesters attacked members of the Asian community because the sugar company is owned by Ugandan Asians. |
Environmentalists say the move threatens the existence of rare species of trees and birds in the 30,000 hectare forest. | Environmentalists say the move threatens the existence of rare species of trees and birds in the 30,000 hectare forest. |
'Torture' | 'Torture' |
Some 32 people were arrested following the clashes on Thursday where businesses belonging to Asians were looted. | Some 32 people were arrested following the clashes on Thursday where businesses belonging to Asians were looted. |
Yusuf Nsibambi, an advocate representing some of the suspects, claimed that they have been severely tortured and they were unable to walk. | Yusuf Nsibambi, an advocate representing some of the suspects, claimed that they have been severely tortured and they were unable to walk. |
"I talked to two suspects who were arrested on Friday and they had serious injuries as a result of beatings," Mr Nsibambi told the BBC. | "I talked to two suspects who were arrested on Friday and they had serious injuries as a result of beatings," Mr Nsibambi told the BBC. |
The Sugar Corporation of Uganda (Scoul), part of the Mehta Group, wants to take over a third of the forest reserve. | The Sugar Corporation of Uganda (Scoul), part of the Mehta Group, wants to take over a third of the forest reserve. |
The government is divided on the matter and the state-run New Vision newspaper has criticised the move. | The government is divided on the matter and the state-run New Vision newspaper has criticised the move. |
The kabaka, or king, of the local Buganda community has offered to give alternative land for the sugar company in a bid to save the hardwood forest. | The kabaka, or king, of the local Buganda community has offered to give alternative land for the sugar company in a bid to save the hardwood forest. |
President Yoweri Museveni says the plans would create jobs and those who oppose it are blocking development. | President Yoweri Museveni says the plans would create jobs and those who oppose it are blocking development. |
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