Uganda: Court clears way for Besigye treason trial
In affidavits, the two accused alleged they were unlawfully abducted from Nairobi by Ugandan security operatives, returned to Uganda without due process, detained incommunicado at Makindye Military Barracks, denied access to lawyers and medical personnel, and held beyond the constitutional 48-hour limit before being presented in court.
Alternative legal remedies available Justice Baguma also relied on a June 2026 Constitutional Court decision, which held that alleged human rights violations should not automatically terminate criminal proceedings.
In a ruling delivered electronically through the Electronic Court Case Management Information System (ECCMIS), Justice Emmanuel Baguma described the application as incompetent and an abuse of court process intended to delay the hearing of the main criminal case.
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