Police have preferred charges of inciting violence and assault against 11 activists who were arrested in downtown Kampala on Tuesday while protesting over the delayed prosecution of those implicated in the iron sheets’ saga.

The charge of assault is in connection with a physical confrontation between the protesters, who belong to Torture Survivors Movement UG, and a police officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police Flavia Musimenta.  

Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Patrick Onyango yesterday said the activists, who are currently detained at Central Police Station (CPS) Kampala, assaulted and injured ASP Musimenta.

The activists were calling on government to deliver justice to the vulnerable people of Karamoja, who were the intended beneficiaries of the iron sheets.

Onyango says of the 11 suspects, three appeared before the Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court yesterday and were remanded to Luzira prison up to April 12.

Detectives at CPS are handling the two cases jointly, and the remaining suspects will be produced before court, according to police.

Following the diversion of iron sheets, President Museveni set up a multi-agency team to investigate the suspects and charge them criminally if found guilty.