Besigye should be tried in court

A judge has ruled that Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye should be tried in court for treason – and not at the maximum security prison where he is being held.

Mr Besigye who was President’s Museveni’s personal physician before they fell out appeared briefly in court today and the case was adjourned to 29 June.

The prosecution asked for the case to be held in prison, citing security concerns.

He was arrested last month and charged with treason for arranging a mock ceremony to inaugurate himself as president.

He rejected President Yoweri Museveni’s fifth-term win in the February poll as fraudulent.

Source : bbc.com