Kizza Besigye - Wikipedia
Warren Kizza Besigye Kifefe (/ ˈbɛsɪdʒi /; born 22 April 1956), known as Colonel Dr. Kizza Besigye, is a Ugandan physician, politician, and former military officer of the Uganda People's Defence Force.
Ugandan military court rules it can try opposition figure on …
22 hours ago · A prominent opposition figure in Uganda will stand trial on the serious charge of treachery, a military court ruled Tuesday, escalating the legal trouble Kizza Besigye faces ahead of presidential ...
Besigye hit with extra charge carrying death penalty - Citizen Digital
1 day ago · Opposition leader Kizza Besigye stands in a steel dock at the Uganda Military General Court Martial in Makindye, a suburb of Kampala, Uganda December 2, 2024. REUTERS Abubaker Lubowa/File Photo Ugandan military prosecutors on Monday added a charge of "treachery" - which carries the death penalty - to the list of violations of military law they ...
Besigye lawyers, military face off over kidnap, treachery trial
1 day ago · Remanded political stalwart Dr Kizza Besigye on January 13 defied the General Court Martial and refused to plead to the amended charge of treachery that the State had introduced. The chairman of ...
Besigye declines to take plea as state amends charge sheet
1 day ago · Opposition politician Rtd Col Dr Kizza Besigye has declined to take a plea on an amended charge sheet, which includes new charges of treason against him and two others. Besigye’s co-accused are Hajji Obeid Lutale Kamulegeya and Capt Denis Oola, a serving UPDF officer attached to the armoured brigade. Oola was added to the case as part of the ...
Kizza Besigye: What we know about Ugandan opposition leader's …
Dec 2, 2024 · The mysterious detention of Uganda's opposition leader Kizza Besigye while on a visit to Kenya nearly two weeks ago has sparked widespread condemnation and fears of a clandestine exchange of ...
Kizza Besigye 'kidnapping': Ugandan opposition taken to military …
Nov 20, 2024 · Prominent Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye has appeared before a military court in the capital, Kampala, where he has denied charges that include the illegal possession of firearms and...
Ugandan opposition figure appears before a military court at …
Nov 20, 2024 · Kizza Besigye, a fierce critic of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and once his personal doctor, has faced arrest and assault on previous occasions. He has contested and lost four presidential elections.
Uganda’s Kizza Besigye ‘kidnapped’ in Kenya, taken to military court
Nov 20, 2024 · Prominent Ugandan opposition politician Kizza Besigye has appeared in a military court in Kampala after his wife said he had been kidnapped in neighbouring Kenya.
Kizza Besigye: Ugandan opposition politician kidnapped in Kenya, …
Nov 20, 2024 · Kizza Besigye has run against Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni in four elections and lost each time, although he has rejected the results, alleging fraud and voter intimidation.
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