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Police recently arrested Odonga Otto, arraigned him in court and later remanded him to Gulu prison over charges related to assault and malicious damage of property.
Otto lost his parliamentary seat in the just-concluded elections to Dr Christopher Komakech. He is accusing the deputy police chief of spearheading the move to arrest and arraign him in court.
“Deputy IGP Maj Gen Paul Lokech is politically persecuting me having got his son elected MP Aruu county. Senior Acholi leaders made efforts to restrain Paul Lokech but in vain. I wish to thank President Gen. Museveni for his intervention that got me out after 7 days in jail,” Otto said after his release.
However, the deputy police chief laughed off the claims by Odonga Otto saying he has no reason for a witch-hunt against him.
“He beat up a journalist in Gulu. He destroyed the property of other people and this had nothing to do with Lokech. How is that a witch-hunt? He is used to behaving with impunity where he always walks away because he was an MP. He now wants to get sympathy from the public.” Lokech told NBS sources when contacted over the comments by the legislator.
The deputy police chief said whereas he has been a subject of ridicule by Odonga Otto mainly on social media, he never acted. Police have arrested Odonga Otto, a vocal legislator in the past over charges related to violence.
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