And you think you have problems with George Bush?
Ahead of an upcoming election, Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye
has been arrested and has appeared in court to face charges of treason,
as protests sparked by his arrest continue in the capital, Kampala.
"Museveni is a dictator. It is time for Museveni to go," opposition
supporters shouted at the police.
They're right.
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Dateline: Wed 16th Nov 2005
Uganda's Museveni Stages a 'Bush on Steroids'http://breakfornews.com/my/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=236Mr. Besigye and 22 others were arrested Monday, accused of planning to topple the government. He also faces a separate rape charge. Mr. Besigye returned to Uganda last month after four years in exile, and was expected to be the president Museveni's toughest challenger in next year's election.
In court, it was claimed that in 1997, Besigye raped a young woman, Joanita Kyakuwa, and paid for her to have an abortion. She claims that he infected her with the HIV virus, but she did not report the alleged assault to authorities until 2003.
Reporter Barbara Among says Mr. Besigye laughed when he heard the allegations in court. He is reported to be refusing to eat in custody for fear of being poisoned.
Fourteen of those arrested were ordered to be freed on bail on Wednesday, but in unprecedented scenes at a high court the men opted to return to prison fearing re-arrest by commandos waiting for them outside.
Toting assault rifles, the gunmen in black T-shirts, some wearing bandanas, are believed to be Ugandan security forces. They arrived in two civilian minibuses and deployed outside the court.
A group of Western ambassadors -- who were at the court as observers -- left shortly after the gunmen arrived.
Kampala city is a ghost town Wednesday, with human and motorised traffic relatively low. The traffic jams that have become a trademark of the city at various times of the day are no more. Reports say more than one person was shot during the protests.
Besigye leads the Forum for Democratic Change and if found guilty he could face the death penalty.
FDC official, Edward Ssempala, believes that even if they pulled out of the race today, they have already shown the world that President Museveni is a dictator. “It is now up to the country and the rest of the world to join us and fight him,” he says.
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