Besigye and Lutale file High Court application to halt treason proceedings
Dr. Kizza Besigye and Hajji Obeid Lutale have asked the High Court to stop criminal cases against them, while President Museveni’s comments and reactions from the Uganda Law Society and military officials have drawn separate reports.
Dr. Kizza Besigye and Hajji Obeid Lutale filed a fresh application before the High Court seeking to halt criminal proceedings against them.
The two men are facing charges of treason and misprision of treason, and they argue that alleged violations of their constitutional rights have rendered a fair trial impossible. They claim their prosecution has been compromised by unlawful abduction, torture, prolonged detention, and prejudicial public statements allegedly made by Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba. In the application, Besigye and Lutale named Gen. Muhoozi, Col. Peter Ahimbisibwe, Lt. Col. Ephraim Byaruhanga, and the Attorney General as respondents (spyuganda.com).
President Yoweri Museveni made remarks on the pending treason trial of Dr. Kizza Besigye and has a renewed push to abolish bail (AllAfrica).
The Uganda Law Society called on the Judiciary to publicly and unequivocally condemn President Museveni's remarks on Dr. Kizza Besigye's pending treason trial and described the comments as unconstitutional executive interference in the administration of justice (AllAfrica).
Uganda's military chief boasted of "the hurt and pain" he would inflict on Erias Lukwago, who was arrested earlier this week (BBC).
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