Published February 26, 2016
Uganda's main opposition party says more than 200 of its supporters have been detained across the country following a disputed election.
Yusuf Nsibambi, a lawyer for the Forum for Democratic Change, said Friday that the party faces a crisis as it prepares to launch a legal challenge against the victory of long-time President Yoweri Museveni.
Nsibambi said most of those in detention are opposition party representatives who carried crucial polling material that could be used as evidence in a possible court case.
Opposition leader Kizza Besigye himself has been under house arrest since last Friday. He has rejected the official election result as fraudulent.
A police spokeswoman, Polly Namaye, said there are several ongoing operations against suspected criminals in different parts of Uganda but denied opposition supporters are being targeted.
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