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Military Trial Of Uganda Opposition Leader To Continue Despite Court Ruling

Uganda's veteran opposition figure Kizza Besigye is being tried in a military court (Credit: AFP)

Uganda's president condemned on Saturday a Supreme Court ruling that civilians cannot be tried in military court, while the army said it would continue court martialling ex-presidential candidate Kizza Besigye.

Besigye was once President Yoweri Museveni's trusted personal doctor but has become a government target since joining the opposition 25 years ago and unsuccessfully running for president four times.

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