18-05-2016 14:24 via news.yahoo.com

Uganda's opposition leader ordered detained till June 1

By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda's main opposition figure Kizza Besigye has been ordered detained until June 1 on charges of treason, a judicial official said, days after he was accused of unlawfully declaring himself president. Besigye lost to veteran leader Yoweri Museveni in presidential elections in February, but said the vote had been rigged. The conduct of the election and treatment of opponents has drawn criticism from Western donors, who also value Uganda as an ally in the
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