Sanyu FM News A journalist who was allegedly assaulted by a police officer while covering the Luweero Woman Parliamentary by-elections has opened up a case against the police force. Herbert Zziwa, a journalist working with KFM radio and Dembe FM told the District Police Commander for Luweero, Justus Asiimwe that on the morning of 23rd May, he was hit with a baton on the head, as he recorded the jubilating supporters of the opposition candidate, Brenda Nabukeenya, at about 1:30am. Zziwa says he bled profusely and pleaded with the policemen for mercy, but one of them continued hitting him. Police has promised to look into the matter.
Posted on: Thu, 29 May 2014 08:58:34 +0000
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