“They claim that they are reinforcing his security because they have learnt that he is insecure and that is why they have deployed heavily in and outside his house,” said Rwakafuzi Supporters of the government say his demand for the removal of President Yoweri Museveni, the commander in chief of the army, is a treasonable offence since Sejusa has yet to be officially discharged from the army. But Rwakafuzi said Sejusa’s political statements should not be held against him. “He is entitled to making those statements because the constitution allows him. He is not excluded from making political statements, and he has always expressed his desire to leave the army since 1995. He wants to leave the army so that he can actively participate in politics. So, they should not hold it against him, because he has always wanted to leave the army,” said Rwakafuzi. Sejusa went into exile after demanding an investigation into an assassination plot linked to President Museveni’s alleged succession plan, under which the president would step down and hand over power to his son, Brigadier Muhoozi Kainerugaba. Sejusa petitioned the administration to investigate rumors of a plot to assassinate senior administration officials opposed to the plan. The army rejected Sejusa’s claims and accused him of breaching an official code of conduct. He was also accused of leaking his petition to the press after a newspaper published the contents of the letter demanding the inquiry.
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