Uganda: President's Son Bragging About the Kidnapping of a Lawyer
The magistrate said the charge stems from Lukwago’s failure to report alleged treason, while army chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba posted threats and photos of him online.
- On Wednesday, a Ugandan court charged prominent lawyer Erias Lukwago with "misprision of treason" after he was seized by security forces days earlier.
- Soldiers seized Lukwago as he attempted to serve court summons on Army Chief Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, whom he sought to hold accountable for alleged abuses against opposition leader Kizza Besigye.
- Kainerugaba, active on social media, posted on X that he was "proud of ALL the hurt and pain" he would inflict on Lukwago and warned the lawyer could spend 10 years in jail.
- Appearing in court on Wednesday, Lukwago denied the charge of "misprision of treason," while The Uganda Law Society demanded his immediate release, calling the arrest contemptuous of court processes.
- Kainerugaba has emerged as Uganda's de facto leader, with his 81-year-old father, President Yoweri Museveni, increasingly relying on his son's military authority to maintain his four-decade rule.
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Ugandan opposition figure's lawyer charged with treason-related offence
NAIROBI, June 17 - 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. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The head of the Ugandan army Muhoozi Kainerugaba boasted, photo in support, of the kidnapping on 15 June 2026 of a lawyer and opponent who wanted to sue him. He who is also the son of President Yoweri Museveni – 81 years old including 40 in power – is known for his incendiary publications online.
Uganda charges prominent opposition attorney Erias Lukwago
Prominent Ugandan attorney and opposition leader Erias Lukwago was formally charged with a treason-related offense in a Kampala court this Wednesday. Security forces detained the former capital mayor days prior, sparking sharp condemnation from human rights advocates and political allies. Lukwago denied the charge of misprision of treason, which accuses him of deliberately failing to report an active treasonous plot. The magistrate subsequently …
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Former Kampala Lord Mayor and President of the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF), Erias Lukwago, has been charged with misprision of treason and remanded to Luzira Prison until June 22, 2026, in a case that has intensified political debate and renewed scrutiny over the treatment of opposition figures in detention. Lukwago, a veteran human rights lawyer and lead counsel for detained opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye and co-accused Hajj Obed Luta…
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