According to Ssemujju, the officers asked the staff to identify themselves before they were allowed to access the offices. The deployment follows an order issued by the deputy Chief Justice, Steven Kavuma on Friday last week banning all activities under the FDC defiance campaign.
It followed an application by the Deputy Attorney General Mwesigwa Rukutana. In his application, Rukutana said the act of carrying out the defiance campaign by Besigye and FDC with the aim of obtaining control of government of Uganda is inconsistent with articles 1 (1), 1 (3), 1 (4), 2 (1) and 3 (1) of the constitution.
Ssemujju has described the deployment as unlawful, saying the party was not served to defend itself before the court order banning their activities was issued. According to Ssemujju, they will go ahead with their prayers because police has no right to stop them from accessing their offices and conduct prayers.
Patrick Onyango, the Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson, says whether the party was served or not the court order is in force. During the weekly FDC media briefing on Monday, General Mugisha Muntu, the FDC party president, said they would take the prayers in mosques and churches should place interfere with their activities.
He appealed to Ugandans not to give up as the situation at hand needs perseverance.