Uganda: Besigye Sues Govt, Muhoozi Over 'Kenya Abduction' and Rights Violations

Veteran opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye and his co-accused Hajj Obeid Lutale have filed a new application before Uganda's High Court against the government and senior military officials. They claim they were unlawfully abducted from Nairobi, Kenya on November 16, 2024 by Ugandan military personnel and forcibly transferred to Uganda without extradition procedures. They allege violations of their constitutional rights, including unlawful detention for four days at Makindye Military Barracks without access to a lawyer. The application names Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Col. Peter Ahimbisibwe, and Lt. Col. Ephraim Byaruhanga as respondents.