Besigye's wife claims Museveni wants him to die in prison following hospitalisation

Jailed Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye was hospitalised overnight, his wife said Tuesday, claiming President Yoweri Museveni wanted his long-time critic to die in prison.Besigye, 69, is a leading opponent of Museveni -- who wasre-elected last weekfor his seventh term -- and has unsuccessfully challenged him in four elections.He was abducted in Kenya in 2024 and returned to Uganda where he faces the death penalty for treason, charges widely condemned by international rights groups."He is a captive of Mr Museveni and his son, the army commander," his wife, who is also executive director for UNAIDS, Winnie Byanyima, told local media.Follow The Standard
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on WhatsApp"He wants Besigye to die in prison."Byanyima told reporters that she had been told her husband was suffering from severe dehydration, and was eventually admitted to hospital after a request by his personal doctor."He was shaking, he told me himself, and unable to walk without support," she said.Following treatment, Byanyima said, "the prison authorities took him back to prison at night"."It's a plot to kill him. Museveniwants to silencethe one leader of the opposition who understands him and who stands up to him and his criminal ways," she said.It follows Uganda's election last week, which was decried by the opposition as a "sham" and criticised by international bodies in the run-up to the polls.Besigye was briefly admitted to hospital in February last year following a hunger strike.He has been held in prison since his abduction, awaiting trial, but in September he boycotted the trial's start, accusing the judge of bias.Besigye's case was initially tried as a court martial but later moved to a civilian court after the Supreme Court ruled it was unconstitutional to try civilians in military courts.However, Museveni later signed a new law reinstating military trials for civilians under "exceptional circumstances".Stay informed. Subscribe to our newsletterBy clicking on theSIGN UPbutton, you agree to ourTerms & Conditionsand thePrivacy PolicySIGN UPFollow The Standard
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Besigye, 69, is a leading opponent of Museveni -- who wasre-elected last weekfor his seventh term -- and has unsuccessfully challenged him in four elections.He was abducted in Kenya in 2024 and returned to Uganda where he faces the death penalty for treason, charges widely condemned by international rights groups."He is a captive of Mr Museveni and his son, the army commander," his wife, who is also executive director for UNAIDS, Winnie Byanyima, told local media.Follow The Standard
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on WhatsApp"He wants Besigye to die in prison."Byanyima told reporters that she had been told her husband was suffering from severe dehydration, and was eventually admitted to hospital after a request by his personal doctor."He was shaking, he told me himself, and unable to walk without support," she said.Following treatment, Byanyima said, "the prison authorities took him back to prison at night"."It's a plot to kill him. Museveniwants to silencethe one leader of the opposition who understands him and who stands up to him and his criminal ways," she said.It follows Uganda's election last week, which was decried by the opposition as a "sham" and criticised by international bodies in the run-up to the polls.Besigye was briefly admitted to hospital in February last year following a hunger strike.He has been held in prison since his abduction, awaiting trial, but in September he boycotted the trial's start, accusing the judge of bias.Besigye's case was initially tried as a court martial but later moved to a civilian court after the Supreme Court ruled it was unconstitutional to try civilians in military courts.However, Museveni later signed a new law reinstating military trials for civilians under "exceptional circumstances".Stay informed. Subscribe to our newsletterBy clicking on theSIGN UPbutton, you agree to ourTerms & Conditionsand thePrivacy PolicySIGN UPFollow The Standard
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He was abducted in Kenya in 2024 and returned to Uganda where he faces the death penalty for treason, charges widely condemned by international rights groups."He is a captive of Mr Museveni and his son, the army commander," his wife, who is also executive director for UNAIDS, Winnie Byanyima, told local media.Follow The Standard
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on WhatsApp"He wants Besigye to die in prison."Byanyima told reporters that she had been told her husband was suffering from severe dehydration, and was eventually admitted to hospital after a request by his personal doctor."He was shaking, he told me himself, and unable to walk without support," she said.Following treatment, Byanyima said, "the prison authorities took him back to prison at night"."It's a plot to kill him. Museveniwants to silencethe one leader of the opposition who understands him and who stands up to him and his criminal ways," she said.It follows Uganda's election last week, which was decried by the opposition as a "sham" and criticised by international bodies in the run-up to the polls.Besigye was briefly admitted to hospital in February last year following a hunger strike.He has been held in prison since his abduction, awaiting trial, but in September he boycotted the trial's start, accusing the judge of bias.Besigye's case was initially tried as a court martial but later moved to a civilian court after the Supreme Court ruled it was unconstitutional to try civilians in military courts.However, Museveni later signed a new law reinstating military trials for civilians under "exceptional circumstances".Stay informed. Subscribe to our newsletterBy clicking on theSIGN UPbutton, you agree to ourTerms & Conditionsand thePrivacy PolicySIGN UPFollow The Standard
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"He is a captive of Mr Museveni and his son, the army commander," his wife, who is also executive director for UNAIDS, Winnie Byanyima, told local media.Follow The Standard
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on WhatsApp"He wants Besigye to die in prison."Byanyima told reporters that she had been told her husband was suffering from severe dehydration, and was eventually admitted to hospital after a request by his personal doctor."He was shaking, he told me himself, and unable to walk without support," she said.Following treatment, Byanyima said, "the prison authorities took him back to prison at night"."It's a plot to kill him. Museveniwants to silencethe one leader of the opposition who understands him and who stands up to him and his criminal ways," she said.It follows Uganda's election last week, which was decried by the opposition as a "sham" and criticised by international bodies in the run-up to the polls.Besigye was briefly admitted to hospital in February last year following a hunger strike.He has been held in prison since his abduction, awaiting trial, but in September he boycotted the trial's start, accusing the judge of bias.Besigye's case was initially tried as a court martial but later moved to a civilian court after the Supreme Court ruled it was unconstitutional to try civilians in military courts.However, Museveni later signed a new law reinstating military trials for civilians under "exceptional circumstances".Stay informed. Subscribe to our newsletterBy clicking on theSIGN UPbutton, you agree to ourTerms & Conditionsand thePrivacy PolicySIGN UPFollow The Standard
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"He wants Besigye to die in prison."Byanyima told reporters that she had been told her husband was suffering from severe dehydration, and was eventually admitted to hospital after a request by his personal doctor."He was shaking, he told me himself, and unable to walk without support," she said.Following treatment, Byanyima said, "the prison authorities took him back to prison at night"."It's a plot to kill him. Museveniwants to silencethe one leader of the opposition who understands him and who stands up to him and his criminal ways," she said.It follows Uganda's election last week, which was decried by the opposition as a "sham" and criticised by international bodies in the run-up to the polls.Besigye was briefly admitted to hospital in February last year following a hunger strike.He has been held in prison since his abduction, awaiting trial, but in September he boycotted the trial's start, accusing the judge of bias.Besigye's case was initially tried as a court martial but later moved to a civilian court after the Supreme Court ruled it was unconstitutional to try civilians in military courts.However, Museveni later signed a new law reinstating military trials for civilians under "exceptional circumstances".Stay informed. Subscribe to our newsletterBy clicking on theSIGN UPbutton, you agree to ourTerms & Conditionsand thePrivacy PolicySIGN UPFollow The Standard
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Byanyima told reporters that she had been told her husband was suffering from severe dehydration, and was eventually admitted to hospital after a request by his personal doctor."He was shaking, he told me himself, and unable to walk without support," she said.Following treatment, Byanyima said, "the prison authorities took him back to prison at night"."It's a plot to kill him. Museveniwants to silencethe one leader of the opposition who understands him and who stands up to him and his criminal ways," she said.It follows Uganda's election last week, which was decried by the opposition as a "sham" and criticised by international bodies in the run-up to the polls.Besigye was briefly admitted to hospital in February last year following a hunger strike.He has been held in prison since his abduction, awaiting trial, but in September he boycotted the trial's start, accusing the judge of bias.Besigye's case was initially tried as a court martial but later moved to a civilian court after the Supreme Court ruled it was unconstitutional to try civilians in military courts.However, Museveni later signed a new law reinstating military trials for civilians under "exceptional circumstances".Stay informed. Subscribe to our newsletterBy clicking on theSIGN UPbutton, you agree to ourTerms & Conditionsand thePrivacy PolicySIGN UPFollow The Standard
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"He was shaking, he told me himself, and unable to walk without support," she said.Following treatment, Byanyima said, "the prison authorities took him back to prison at night"."It's a plot to kill him. Museveniwants to silencethe one leader of the opposition who understands him and who stands up to him and his criminal ways," she said.It follows Uganda's election last week, which was decried by the opposition as a "sham" and criticised by international bodies in the run-up to the polls.Besigye was briefly admitted to hospital in February last year following a hunger strike.He has been held in prison since his abduction, awaiting trial, but in September he boycotted the trial's start, accusing the judge of bias.Besigye's case was initially tried as a court martial but later moved to a civilian court after the Supreme Court ruled it was unconstitutional to try civilians in military courts.However, Museveni later signed a new law reinstating military trials for civilians under "exceptional circumstances".Stay informed. Subscribe to our newsletterBy clicking on theSIGN UPbutton, you agree to ourTerms & Conditionsand thePrivacy PolicySIGN UPFollow The Standard
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Following treatment, Byanyima said, "the prison authorities took him back to prison at night"."It's a plot to kill him. Museveniwants to silencethe one leader of the opposition who understands him and who stands up to him and his criminal ways," she said.It follows Uganda's election last week, which was decried by the opposition as a "sham" and criticised by international bodies in the run-up to the polls.Besigye was briefly admitted to hospital in February last year following a hunger strike.He has been held in prison since his abduction, awaiting trial, but in September he boycotted the trial's start, accusing the judge of bias.Besigye's case was initially tried as a court martial but later moved to a civilian court after the Supreme Court ruled it was unconstitutional to try civilians in military courts.However, Museveni later signed a new law reinstating military trials for civilians under "exceptional circumstances".Stay informed. Subscribe to our newsletterBy clicking on theSIGN UPbutton, you agree to ourTerms & Conditionsand thePrivacy PolicySIGN UPFollow The Standard
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"It's a plot to kill him. Museveniwants to silencethe one leader of the opposition who understands him and who stands up to him and his criminal ways," she said.It follows Uganda's election last week, which was decried by the opposition as a "sham" and criticised by international bodies in the run-up to the polls.Besigye was briefly admitted to hospital in February last year following a hunger strike.He has been held in prison since his abduction, awaiting trial, but in September he boycotted the trial's start, accusing the judge of bias.Besigye's case was initially tried as a court martial but later moved to a civilian court after the Supreme Court ruled it was unconstitutional to try civilians in military courts.However, Museveni later signed a new law reinstating military trials for civilians under "exceptional circumstances".Stay informed. Subscribe to our newsletterBy clicking on theSIGN UPbutton, you agree to ourTerms & Conditionsand thePrivacy PolicySIGN UPFollow The Standard
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It follows Uganda's election last week, which was decried by the opposition as a "sham" and criticised by international bodies in the run-up to the polls.Besigye was briefly admitted to hospital in February last year following a hunger strike.He has been held in prison since his abduction, awaiting trial, but in September he boycotted the trial's start, accusing the judge of bias.Besigye's case was initially tried as a court martial but later moved to a civilian court after the Supreme Court ruled it was unconstitutional to try civilians in military courts.However, Museveni later signed a new law reinstating military trials for civilians under "exceptional circumstances".Stay informed. Subscribe to our newsletterBy clicking on theSIGN UPbutton, you agree to ourTerms & Conditionsand thePrivacy PolicySIGN UPFollow The Standard
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Besigye was briefly admitted to hospital in February last year following a hunger strike.He has been held in prison since his abduction, awaiting trial, but in September he boycotted the trial's start, accusing the judge of bias.Besigye's case was initially tried as a court martial but later moved to a civilian court after the Supreme Court ruled it was unconstitutional to try civilians in military courts.However, Museveni later signed a new law reinstating military trials for civilians under "exceptional circumstances".Stay informed. Subscribe to our newsletterBy clicking on theSIGN UPbutton, you agree to ourTerms & Conditionsand thePrivacy PolicySIGN UPFollow The Standard
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He has been held in prison since his abduction, awaiting trial, but in September he boycotted the trial's start, accusing the judge of bias.Besigye's case was initially tried as a court martial but later moved to a civilian court after the Supreme Court ruled it was unconstitutional to try civilians in military courts.However, Museveni later signed a new law reinstating military trials for civilians under "exceptional circumstances".Stay informed. Subscribe to our newsletterBy clicking on theSIGN UPbutton, you agree to ourTerms & Conditionsand thePrivacy PolicySIGN UPFollow The Standard
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Besigye's case was initially tried as a court martial but later moved to a civilian court after the Supreme Court ruled it was unconstitutional to try civilians in military courts.However, Museveni later signed a new law reinstating military trials for civilians under "exceptional circumstances".Stay informed. Subscribe to our newsletterBy clicking on theSIGN UPbutton, you agree to ourTerms & Conditionsand thePrivacy PolicySIGN UPFollow The Standard
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