Besigye, Lutale Reject State-Appointed Lawyers
Dr Kizza Besigye and his co-accused Hajj Obeid Lutale have formally rejected lawyers appointed by the High Court to represent them at the state's expense, insisting they...
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DPP Opposes Lukwago Bail, Citing Flight Risk
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has asked the High Court Criminal Division to deny bail to People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) president Erias Lukwago, argu...
Who is next? Named but not charged: Treason case unsettles Uganda’s opposition
Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda was outside Uganda when he learnt that prosecutors had placed his name inside an alleged plot to overthrow President Yoweri Museveni’s gove...
Besigye seeks to meet Muhoozi in person
Kizza Besigye has asked court to allow prison authorities to take him to Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba so that he can personally serve him with court su...
Justice Kinobe to Hear Besigye Fair Trial Case
Justice Simon Peter KinobeKAMPALA — The Principal Judge has assigned a judge from the High Court’s Civil Division to hear and determine an application filed...
EVIDENCE GONE! Besigye Audio Recordings Reportedly Destroyed by Mzungu Witness — Kiiza
Lawyer Eron Kiiza has claimed that audio recordings which prosecutors have previously linked to the treason case against opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye were destroye...
Law Society wants Besigye court proceedings streamed live
Besigye, Lutale and Captain Denis Oola face treason charges over allegations that they plotted to overthrow the government. Prosecutors allege they held meetings in Ugand...
Lukwago’s treason storm: Inside the alleged Museveni assassination and coup plot
Prosecution claims former Kampala mayor knew of secret meetings but stayed silent.Former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has been committed to the High Court over allega...
Besigye Says He Was Brought to Court 'Under Duress'
Kizza Besigye appeared before the High Court in handcuffs without his lawyers, saying he had been brought under duress, while prosecutors asked the court to rule that he...
ECCMIS Used to Ratify Repression†– ULS slams judiciary over denial of bail to Besigye, Lutale
Kampala, Uganda: The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has strongly criticised the dismissal of the bail application filed by opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye and his co-acc...