Ugandan opposition leaders have demanded the release of a colleague whose military trial faces a legal challenge after the top court ruled that civilians can’t be court-martialed. Kizza Besigye, a four-time presidential candidate, has been in jail since his repatriation from the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, where he went missing on Nov. 16.
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Uganda’s Supreme Court ruled last week that civilians can’t be court-martialed, questioning the competence of untrained military officers to dispense justice. The ruling was welcomed by Besigye’s supporters and other legal activists who saw it as timely and a way out for him to escape a possibly punishing military trial.
Besigye was expected to appear before the military panel again on Monday but the hearing did not take place, with heavy police and military deployment outside the court premises.
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