Kyagulanyi Calls For More Pressure On Gov’t to Release Besigye

By Spurb Ernest

Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, the President of the National Unity Platform–NUP has called upon people from across the world to continue exerting pressure on the government of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to release Dr Kizza Besigye.

Speaking at the High Court Civil division in Kampala where an application for habeas amount was heard, Kyagulanyi said the only reason why Besigye was brought to court today was because of the pressure people in Uganda and across the world have exerted on the government.   

But speaking at court Besigye’s wife Winnie Byanyima said he is a political prisoner of Museveni and his son Muhoozi Kainerugaba the Chief of Défense Forces. She said she was very disappointed that Besigye was not released today. 

Besigye’s lawyer, Erias Lukwago said they were disappointed that Justice Douglas Singiza postponed ruling on the application to release Besigye.  He added that the disagreement that the government is working on transferring all the files where civilians are being tried in military courts to civil courts is dismissed adding that without a legal warrant, Besigye is being held at Luzira prison illegally.