13 NUP supporters arrested while travelling to a burial in Luwero with party colours and national flag

According to NUP Secretary General David Lewis Rubongoya, thirteen NUP supporters travelling from Kampala to a burial in Luwero District were intercepted, arrested and held at Kawempe Police for wearing party colours and carrying a national flag. ChimpReports says they were arraigned on Monday at Kanyanya Chief Magistrate's Court, charged with being a nuisance and with handling the national flag in a careless and degrading way, and remanded until 28 August. Rubongoya said they were not allowed to apply for bail and accused the government of fabricating cases against opposition supporters.