The historic leader of the Ugandan opposition, Kizza Besigye, who appeared before a military court in Kampala today, is accused of threatening national security and has been remanded in custody, one of his lawyers revealed.
According to Erias Lukwago, Kizza Besigye and Hajji Lutale Kamulegeya, another opposition member who also appeared in court, the indictment alleges that the two men "requested logistical support in Uganda, Greece and other countries with the aim of compromising the country's national security". .
"The accused denied the accusations and challenged the court's jurisdiction to judge him, having been detained in Luzira prison (high security) until December 2," he added.
Hajji Lutale Kamulegeya, who was also arrested in Nairobi, was accused of being in possession of two pistols, according to Erias Lukwago.
A former colonel who left the army in 2001, Kizza Besigye believes he should be tried by a civilian court.
Kizza Besigye met the accusation four days after he was "kidnapped" in Kenya, according to his wife.
Many voices were raised against the arrest of this opponent of President Yoweri Museveni, who has ruled Uganda with an iron fist since 1986.
Former personal doctor to the head of state, Kizza Besigye, 68, was his opponent in four presidential elections (2001, 2006, 2011, 2016).
Photos posted on social media show Kizza Besigye arriving at court, dressed in a blue suit and pink shirt, smiling, with one hand handcuffed to that of a plainclothes police officer and making a V for victory with the other.
Besigye traveled to Kenya to attend the presentation of a book by former Kenyan minister Martha Karua, a supporter of the list led by Kenya's main opponent, Raila Odinga, for the 2022 elections.
The historic leader of the Ugandan opposition resigned in 1999 from his military status after accusing Museveni's government of spreading corruption and nepotism rather than being "an instrument for Uganda's transition to a multi-party democracy."
Since then, security forces have repeatedly prevented public events in which the former soldier was to participate, and he has been detained dozens of times.
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