Chief opponent to Uganda's president appears in court days after going missing

A well-known Ugandan absorption fig appeared successful a subject tribunal Wednesday days aft helium was reported missing successful neighboring Kenya, and denied a complaint of seeking subject enactment from overseas to destabilize Uganda’s subject forces.

Kizza Besigye, a fierce professional of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and erstwhile his idiosyncratic doctor, has faced apprehension and battle connected erstwhile occasions. He has contested and mislaid 4 statesmanlike elections.

Besigye, who astatine archetypal appeared successful tribunal without lawyers and successful a cage, rejected authorities ineligible practice and said helium should beryllium tried successful a civilian tribunal due to the fact that he's not a subordinate of the equipped forces.

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The erstwhile president of the absorption Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) enactment besides was charged with possessing an amerciable firearm, which helium denied. He volition enactment successful custody until Dec. 2 with FDC subordinate Hajj Lutale Kamulegeya, who was besides charged and denied wrongdoing.

Ugandan absorption person and four-time statesmanlike campaigner Kizza Besigye, stands successful the dock astatine the Makindye Martial Court successful Kampala, Uganda Wednesday, Nov. 20. 2024. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda)

Besigye's reappearance came 4 days aft helium went missing successful Nairobi. On Saturday his wife, UNAIDS enforcement manager Winnie Byanyima, claimed helium had been kidnapped and enactment successful a Ugandan subject jail.

The Ugandan authorities has not commented.

Kenya’s overseas affairs imperishable secretary, Korir Singoei, told section media that Kenya was not progressive successful the alleged incident.

Besigye's lawyer, the Kampala politician and FDC subordinate Erias Lukwago, expressed interest that his lawsuit was arrested abroad.

"For his liberty to beryllium curtailed successful a sovereign authorities similar Kenya, and nary actions being taken by the Kenyan authorities against the sister state violating the territorial integrity of Kenya, that is simply a precise superior substance and we are not going to fto it prevarication down," helium said.

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Museveni, who has ruled the East African state since 1986, has agelong been criticized by human rights groups implicit alleged violations against absorption figures.