Uganda: Museveni's Top Rival Kizza Besigye Boycotts Treason Trial | Firstpost Africa | N18G

Uganda's top opposition figure and President Museveni's main political rival, Kizza Besigye, has boycotted his long-delayed treason trial, accusing the judge of bias. Besigye and his co-accused, Obeid Lutale, refused to appear in court, demanding a different judge. Besigye has been in jail since his dramatic abduction in Kenya and his forced return to Uganda in November last year. Human rights groups and his wife, Winnie Byanyima, have condemned his detention as "politically motivated" and carried out under "inhumane conditions". The case has been marked by legal twists, including a move from a military to a civilian court and a controversial ruling on the start date of his detention that prevented him from securing bail. Besigye's trial is seen by many as part of a broader crackdown on the opposition ahead of Uganda's upcoming elections.

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