On Thursday Last week, Aringa South MP Odria Yorke Alioni was captured on cameras punching ASP Senga as he protested what he termed as vote rigging during poll casting for Legislators to represent Uganda in the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA).
The video that went viral shows MP Odria carrying the ballot box as he repeatedly shouted ‘vote rigging’. He was taking the ballot box inside the main parliamentary chambers but he was stopped by OC ASP Senga alongside other sergeant at arms officers.
When the ballot box was removed from him, MP Odria violently punched ASP Senga but the victim kept protecting his body from the legislator’s fists. Police Spokesperson Fred Enanga explained that MP Odria’s assault left ASP Senga with injuries on the right ear and side of the head.
It’s upon this basis that the Directorate of Criminal Investigations has summoned the legislator to appear before its detectives today-Tuesday.
Enanga said Odria must appear at CID headquarters without fail for statement recording as part of the process of getting justice for the person on whom he exhibited his masculinity.
CID said ASP Senga was on his lawful duties and he was victimized by the legislator for doing his assignment.
Meanwhile, Police leadership led by the Inspector General of Police, Martin Ochola, has extolled ASP Senga for restraining himself from countering the violent attack. Police say ASP Senga had all means to defend himself from the legislator and if he had taken any action, it would have been in line of his lawful duties.
Odria has been summoned through the office of the Speaker and he is likely to face assault charges in courts of law.
