Security personnel have arrested another 262 suspects in connection to the protests that rocked the country last week.
The protests followed the arrest and detention of Robert Kyagulanyi, the National Unity Platform-NUP presidential candidate.
Protests broke out spontaneously across the country and security agencies responded shooting indiscriminately in buildings leaving scores dead.
Earlier on joint security team had arrested 577 suspects during two days protests.
Police Spokesperson, Fred Enanga, today said
the new suspects have been arrested with help of CCTV security cameras that
captured the events.
Out of the 836 suspects arrested in total, police have already arraigned 362 in
various courts of law where they were charged with inciting violence, malicious
damage of property and unlawful protest.
Enanga said the remaining 633 suspects will appear in courts of law by close of
this week.
Enanga said the number of new suspects includes Benson Kasozi one of the people who were captured on cameras attacking Nakivubo Police Post commander, ASP Consulate Kasule.
Police added that the number of people who died in the two days protests, according to the official police records, has increased to 49.END.
