Besigye boycotts trial, accuses judge of bias

Besigye jail

Kizza Besigye stands in the steel dock at the Uganda Military General Court Martial that sits in Makindye suburb of Kampala.

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Jailed Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye boycotted the start of his treason trial on Monday, accusing the presiding judge of bias, his attorney said.

Besigye's months-long detention has shone a spotlight on President Yoweri Museveni's human rights record ahead of polls early next year in which Museveni, 80, is seeking re-election.