The People Power pressure group under Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine has Monday demanded for the immediate release of Mityana Municipality MP Francis Zaake.
Zaake, who was attested last week on charges of disobedience of lawful orders is currently detained while undergoing treatment at Iran-Uganda hospital.
Police claim without authority from the National/District Anti- Covid-19 task force, and without any precautionary measure, Hon. Zaake distributed food to the people in total disregard of the government directives in the fight against the deadly COVID-19 pandemic.
Addressing a press briefing in Kamwokya, Bobi Wine said although he was blocked from accessing Zaake who is the people power youth league, he knew that the MP was brutally tortured at each of the detention facilities he was taken after his arrest.
According to Bobi Wine, the detained legislator was sprayed with substances that has left him not able to see for the past days.
Also at the press briefing, Hon. Paul Mwiru revealed that he was the only one allowed to visit Zaake at Special Investigations unit in Kireka.
“When I was finally allowed into SIU, I found him in unstable state and asked them to take him to hospital,” Hon. Mwiru said
He added that Zaake had bruises all over his body which indicates that he was tortured by security operatives.
“We insist that Hon. Zaake committed no offence so we demand for his unconditional release such that he seeks treatment from any facility of his choice,” he said
The legislators also revealed that police health teams this morning have written and recommended that Zaake seeks additional medical services from other facilities since they can no longer handle his situation.