Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Ugandan Ex-Supreme Court Justice Questions Besigye Treason Charge

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A former Uganda Supreme Court justice says the government and police need to explain a treason charge against jailed opposition leader Kizza Besigye, who was arrested last week. Besigye, runner-up in the February 18 presidential election to longtime incumbent Yoweri Museveni, was arrested Wednesday in Kampala after eluding the round-the-clock blockade and surveillance of his home on the city's outskirts. He was then flown to Moroto town in the northeastern subregion of...

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