11. That I never threatened to put the Petitioner six feet deep as stated in paragraph 3(2)(e) of the Petition, prior to the election process in my capacity as President and Commander In Chief, I warned that any person who interfered with the army would be put six feet deep. 12. That I made this statement at the National Conference of the Movement on the 27thNovember, 2000, and I made It for security, good governance and order of the Country and to deter subversion in the army. I did not make this statement for the purposes stated in paragraph 3(2) (e) of the Petition. 13. That no illegal practices or offences were committed by myself personally or through my agents and sympathizers or through any person whatsoever with my knowledge and consent or approval. 14. That concerning Hon. Major (Rtd.) Okwir Rwaboni M.P, I state that 1 have perused and understand the affidavit of Hon. Major (Rtd.) Okwir Rwaboni dated 23rd March 2001, in support of the Petition. It is not true that on 21st February, 2001, I had a telephone conversation with Hon. Major (Rtd.) Okwir Rwaboni where I tried to convince him to leave “that wrong group.” 15. That on 21st February, 2001, I had a telephone conversation with Hon. Major (Rtd.) Okwir Rwaboni where I asked him whether it was Major General Tinyefuza or Hon. (Rtd) Okwir Rwaboni himself who was telling the truth about the voluntariness of the statement he had signed stating that he had withdrawn from the Petitioner’s Task Force. 16. That Hon. Major (Rtd) Okwir Rwaboni told me that the Monitor News Papers report which alleged that he had stated he was forced to withdraw from the Petitioner’s Task Force was false. I asked him what he intended to do and he replied that he wanted to go abroad for medical treatment and rest. I asked him how he would be able to maintain himself abroad as a Member of Parliament of Uganda. I advised him to notify the Speaker of Parliament so that he continues to draw his salary until he returned home.” I have already reproduced paragraphs 5 to 11 of Rwaboni’s affidavit in connection with denial of his right to vote. The whole of the affidavit is, in fact, relevant to denial of his right to vote and to the role of the military and PPU in the elections under consideration. It will be recalled that the affidavit, was made as a Statutory Declaration in London, to which Rwaboni had fled. The remaining part of his affidavit reads:
“1. I was illegally arrested, detained, tortured and intimidated during the Presidential campaigns in Uganda that ran from the 8th January 2001, and 12th March, 2001 and at this time I was In the National Campaign Team.
