Uganda: Muntu Tells Museveni to Choose 'New Route' After Lukwago Arrest

Erias Lukwago: Uganda opposition figure Kizza Besigye's lawyer charged with treason-linked offence

Uganda's military chief had boasted of "the hurt and pain" he would inflict on Erias Lukwago, who was arrested earlier this week.

Detained Ugandan lawyer charged with complicity in treason

A Ugandan opposition lawyer appeared in court Wednesday charged with complicity in treason, after the powerful army chief boasted of his abduction.

State evidence linking Lukwago to misprision of treason charge

Misprision of treason is the criminal offence of knowing that someone has committed or is planning treason, and deliberately failing to report it to the authorities

Uganda: Muntu Tells Museveni to Choose 'New Route' After Lukwago Arrest

Former presidential candidate and Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) leader Maj (Rtd) Gen Mugisha Muntu has urged President Museveni to chart a different course for Uganda following Monday's arrest and reported mistreatment of prominent lawyer and politician Erias Lukwago.

Lawyer in high-profile Ugandan treason case charged with related offence

A former Ugandan mayor and lawyer representing detained opposition figure Kizza Besigye, who is on trial for treason, has himself been charged with a treason-related offence. Erias Lukwago appeared before a magistrate’s court in the capital Kampala looking visibly weak, local media reported, days after he was arrested at his home. He denied the charges of failure to report treason and was remanded in prison until next week when his case will be …

Uganda: Besigye’s lawyer charged with treason-related offence

A prominent Ugandan lawyer representing detained opposition figure Kizza Besigye was charged with a treason-related offence on Wednesday, days after he was arrested by security forces. The lawyer, Erias Lukwago, is himself a senior figure in the opposition and used to be mayor of the capital Kampala. He appeared in court and denied the charge […]