Uganda: Prosecution Accuses Besigye, Co-Accused of Threatening Witnesses
7 May 2026, 10:43 GMT
Topic: East Africa
Source URL: https://allafrica.com/stories/202605070160.html
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- The prosecution in the treason case against veteran opposition politician Kizza Besigye has accused him and his co-accused of threatening state witnesses, as the hearing continues on an application seeking to conceal the identities of prosecution witnesses. The allegations emerged on Wednesday during the cross-examination of Chief State Attorney Joseph Kyomuhendo, who swore an affidavit supporting an application to conceal the identities of six out of ten witnesses the state intends to rely on in the case