Winnie Byanyima denies secret talks on ‘negotiations for Besigye’s freedom’ "His health and his rights are not matters for negotiation" Africa 38 min ago

Photo credit: Francis Nderitu | Nation Media Group Ms Byanyima’s strong statement coincides with ongoing trial proceedings at the High Court in Kampala, where the second prosecution witness in the treason case against Dr Besigye and his co-accused yesterday faced difficulties while seeking to explain and authenticate transcripts prepared from audio recordings allegedly capturing meetings linked to the accused persons.

The ruling followed a change in position by the defence, after Justice Baguma noted he had received a September 22 letter from lawyers representing Mr Lutale informing the court that they had abandoned their objection and would instead cross-examine the witness on the transcription report and the methodology used to prepare it.

Criticizing the conduct of the judicial proceedings, Ms Byanyima stated that Dr Besigye was stripped of his defence team and pointed out that a medical report indicating he was unfit for trial was ignored by the court.