Wife of 'abducted' Ugandan opposition figure says he won't get justice


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  • Monday, 25 Nov 2024

Winnie Byanyima, wife to Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye, who was abducted in neighbouring Kenya on November 16, speaks during a Reuters interview at her home in Kasangati, Wakiso district, Kampala, Uganda November 23, 2024. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa

KAMPALA (Reuters) - The wife of Ugandan opposition politician Kizza Besigye has said she does not expect him to get a fair trial after he was detained in neighbouring Kenya, brought home and accused of possessing weapons and other offences in a military court.

Winnie Byanyima said last week her husband was seized as he prepared to attend a book launch in Nairobi on Nov. 16 - in what both rights group Amnesty International and a senior official at Kenya's foreign ministry have described as an abduction.

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