Ugandan opposition politician ‘kidnapped’ in Kenya, taken to military jail

Kizza Besigye’s woman says helium was seized successful Nairobi and is being held successful a Kampala jail, arsenic she calls for his contiguous release.

Prominent Ugandan absorption person Kizza Besigye has been kidnapped successful neighbouring Kenya and taken to a subject jailhouse successful Uganda, according to his wife.

Winnie Byanyima, the enforcement manager of the United Nations programme connected HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), called connected the Ugandan government, successful a station connected X, to merchandise her hubby immediately.

He was kidnapped past Saturday portion helium was successful the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, to be a publication motorboat lawsuit of different politician, according to Byanyima.

“I americium present reliably informed that helium is successful a subject jailhouse successful Kampala,” she wrote. “We his household and his lawyers request to spot him. He is not a soldier. Why is helium being held successful a subject jail?”

The Ugandan authorities and subject person not commented connected the incident.

Besigye is scheduled to look earlier a subject tribunal connected Wednesday, 1 of his lawyers said.

“The latest accusation we person is Besigye is successful subject cells successful Kampala and the service is readying to nutrient him successful the General Court Martial today,” Erias Lukwago told the AFP quality agency, quoting sources wrong the military.

“We are yet to found the charges against him,” helium added.

Ugandan constabulary spokesperson Kituuma Rusoke told the Reuters quality bureau that the constabulary bash not person him and cannot remark connected his whereabouts.

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

Kizza Besigye is arrested by riot constabulary successful Kampala, Uganda, successful February 2016 [File: Ben Curtis/AP Photo]

In July, Kenyan authorities arrested 36 members of Besigye’s Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party, 1 of Uganda’s main absorption groups.

They were past deported to Uganda, wherever they were indicted connected charges related to “terrorism”.

Besigye has been arrested galore times implicit the years. He was erstwhile the idiosyncratic doc for Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni during the country’s rebel-led warfare but aboriginal became an outspoken professional and governmental opponent.

He ran against Museveni, who has ruled the East African state since 1986, 4 times. He mislaid each the elections but rejected the results and alleged fraud and elector intimidation.

Over the decades, Museveni’s authorities has been accused of repeated quality rights violations against absorption leaders and supporters, including amerciable detentions, torture and extrajudicial killings.

Authorities successful Uganda person rejected these accusations, claiming those arrested are being held legally and taken done owed process successful the judicial system.

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