FILE PHOTO: Veteran Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye holds a placard atop his car during a protest against soaring consumer prices in Kampala, Uganda May 24, 2022. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa
KAMPALA (Reuters) - A veteran Ugandan opposition figure was charged on Wednesday with inciting violence after he was arrested a day earlier addressing a protest against sky-rocketing consumer prices.
Court papers seen by Reuters said Kizza Besigye, 66, was accused of illegally addressing the public and "indicating or implying that it would be desirable to demonstrate, an act which was calculated to lead to destruction or damage to property."
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