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Police and UPDF block FDC candidate Amuriat's late rally in Kabale, fire live bullets and teargas

Election Related Single source Kabale 29 Nov 2020 Severity: 2/5

According to ChimpReports, police led by the Kabale DPC, together with the UPDF, cordoned off Rugarama junction on Sunday evening to stop FDC presidential candidate Patrick Oboi Amuriat from holding a rally at Kigezi primary school after he arrived around 6pm, the campaign cut-off time under Electoral Commission guidelines. When Amuriat and his team insisted on going ahead, police fired live bullets and teargas for about 30 minutes to disperse them; Amuriat called security officials biased, while the Kigezi police spokesperson said a rally could not be allowed beyond the set time.

Single source: Reported by one outlet; not yet independently confirmed.

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