Veteran politician, Dr. Kiiza Besigye has been charged afresh before Nakawa Chief Magistrates Court.
Besigye was on Friday morning arraigned before the Nakawa Chief Magistrates Court together with his aide, Hajj Obeid Lutale and UPDF officer Capt. Denis Oola and charged with treason in accordance with Section 23(1)(c) of the Penal Code Act, Cap 128.
“The trio and other still at large between the year 2023 and November 2024 at various places/countries including Geneva (Switzerland), Athens (Greece), Nairobi (Kenya), and Kampala (Uganda) contrived a plot, act or matter by force of arms to overturn the government of Uganda as by law established and expressed or declared such plot, act or matter by utterances and overt acts,” prosecution told court.
The prosecution alleges that the group expressed intent to oust the government through force, organized and provided logistical support for Ugandan citizens to travel to Kisumu, Kenya, for military and intelligence training but also solicited financial, military, and logistical assistance for their alleged plot.
The trio has also been charged with misprision of treason under Section 25 of the Penal Code Act.
According to prosecution, while knowing about an intended act of treason, they failed to report it to authorities such as a minister, magistrate, or police officer.
The case is still ongoing at court.
The development comes on the backdrop of a Supreme Court decision which stopped the trial of civilians in the army court last month.
Besigye, one of the civilians who was being tried by the General Court Martial but his file has since been transferred to the civilian courts.
