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Erias Lukwago was arrested astatine his location earlier successful the week
A erstwhile Ugandan politician and lawyer representing detained absorption fig Kizza Besigye, who is connected proceedings for treason, has himself been charged with a treason-related offence.
Erias Lukwago appeared earlier a magistrate's tribunal successful the superior Kampala looking visibly weak, section media reported, days aft helium was arrested astatine his home.
He denied the charges of nonaccomplishment to study treason and was remanded successful situation until adjacent week erstwhile his lawsuit volition beryllium heard.
His apprehension connected Monday sparked condemnation aft Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the country's subject main and lad of the president, boasted astir it connected societal media.
Bobi Wine, a Ugandan absorption person who fled the state fearing for his beingness aft contesting the January statesmanlike election, alleged that Lukwago had been arrested connected Kainerugaba's orders arsenic helium was preparing to service a tribunal summons connected the subject chief.
"I telephone upon each of america to cull and defy this brazen impunity," helium posted connected X.
Lukwago's household went to tribunal seeking an bid compelling information officers, whom they accused of abducting him, to disclose his whereabouts and merchandise him whether "dead oregon alive".
The household argued that Kainerugaba had claimed work for Lukwago's seizure and boasted astir mistreating him connected societal media.
On X, Kainerugaba shared photos appearing to beryllium of Lukwago blindfolded successful an chartless location.
In different station helium said: "I'm arrogant of each the wounded and symptom I volition inflict connected the transgression Lukwago!"
Kainerugaba has a past of arguable posts, immoderate of which person aboriginal been deleted, and has boasted of abducting and torturing absorption figures successful the past.
Lukwago has been representing Besigye, who has been jailed connected treason charges since being abducted successful neighbouring Kenya and forcibly returned to Uganda successful precocious 2024.
Besigye is simply a long-standing governmental hostile of President Yoweri Museveni. He erstwhile served arsenic Museveni's idiosyncratic doc earlier breaking ranks with him successful 1999.
He has tally against Museveni successful respective statesmanlike elections and has been detained aggregate times.
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