A Ugandan military court has ruled that prominent opposition figure Kizza Besigye can be tried on the charge of treachery, for which he could face the death penalty if convicted.
Besigye, who has contested the presidency four times, went missing in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, on November 16. Days later, he and his co-accused, an assistant named Obeid Lutale, appeared before a military court in Kampala.
A military prosecutor amended the charge sheet to include treachery and introduced a third suspect, who is a serving army officer.
The opposition leader, who denied the charges, has since been remanded in custody, with calls for his release by groups such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch.
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