Uganda introduces Bill to subject civilians to military courts
Uganda’s veteran opposition politician, retired colonel Dr Kizza Besigye, stands in the steel dock at the General Court Martial at Makindye, Kampala on November 20, 2024.
The Ugandan government introduced a Bill in parliament on Tuesday that would allow military tribunals to prosecute civilians, months after the country’s Supreme Court ruled the practice unconstitutional.
The top court’s January verdict forced the government to transfer the trial of opposition politician and former presidential candidate Kizza Besigye to a civilian court, where state prosecutors have charged him with several crimes including treason.
