KAMPALA - Uganda's main opposition leader has been freed after spending two months in jail over treason charges.
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| FILE - Opposition leader and presidential candidate Kizza Besigye speaks to the media while under continued house arrest, at his home in Kasangati, outside Kampala, Feb. 21, 2016. A Ugandan judge freed Kizza Besigye on bail Tuesday, rejecting prosecutors' calls for him to be remanded indefinitely until his case is concluded. |
A Ugandan judge freed Kizza Besigye on bail Tuesday, rejecting
prosecutors' calls for him to be remanded indefinitely until his case is
concluded.
Besigye waved to chanting supporters in a packed courtroom when the judge ordered his release.
Besigye told reporters that he did not know how long his freedom would last.
Besigye insists he won a presidential election held in February. According to official results, the longtime president, Yoweri Museveni, won with over 60 percent of the votes.
Besigye declared a defiance campaign, urging his supporters to protest what he called a fraudulent victory for Museveni.
Museveni has held power here since 1986.
Besigye waved to chanting supporters in a packed courtroom when the judge ordered his release.
Besigye told reporters that he did not know how long his freedom would last.
Besigye insists he won a presidential election held in February. According to official results, the longtime president, Yoweri Museveni, won with over 60 percent of the votes.
Besigye declared a defiance campaign, urging his supporters to protest what he called a fraudulent victory for Museveni.
Museveni has held power here since 1986.
Voice of America
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