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Uganda's veteran opposition leader Kizza Besigye (C) reacts as he speaks in the dock during a court session at Nakawa Chief Magistrate's Court in Kampala on May 23, 2025. [AFP]
A Ugandan court on Friday denied bail to veteran opposition leader Kizza Besigye despite exceeding the six-month legal limit for detention without trial.
Besigye, 69, was abducted by armed men in Nairobi in November and re-emerged a few days later at a military court in Uganda, where he was charged with treason, which carries a potential death penalty.
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