Main opposition candidate was arrested in Uganda in three days of elections

Kampala, Feb 15 (EFE) .- Police detained on Monday the main opposition candidate in Uganda Kizza Besigye, three days before the presidential election by trying to get into the capital along with their supporters in a demonstration that does not It had been authorized by the government.

The elections, which will take place on Thursday, are the tightest since the current president, Yoweri Museveni, came to power in 1986. Many polls give him the victory with 53% or 54% of the vote. In 2011 he won with almost 70%.

The arrest of Besigye, Museveni's personal doctor during the Civil War (1980-1986), took place at the same time that the Election Commission was talking to local and international observers to the election.

Police fired tear gas to block the march of Besigye fans, that is before the best chance we've had in nearly two decades, after losing the elections of 2001, 2006 and 2011.

The Inspector General of Police, Kale Kayihura, who was at the meeting to give the details of the safety device for the election, had to leave her to deal with the case.

Lacking such a short time for the elections, candidates are converging in Kampala, the capital city, to end the last election campaign, which included for the first time in history two televised debates.

The Besigye's arrest was the first serious incident occurred during the election campaign, said the Kayihura inspector, who defined the process as "peaceful", although he criticized one of the candidates, without saying which was dedicated to challenging the security forces.