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Lawyer of Uganda opposition figure Besigye charged with treason-related offence
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- Basillioh Rukanga Reuters Erias Lukwago was arrested at his house earlier in the week.
- Erias Lukwago appeared before a magistrate's court in the capital Kampala looking visibly weak, local media reported, days after he was arrested at his home.
- He denied the charges of failure to report treason and was remanded in prison until next week when his case will be heard.
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Basillioh Rukanga Reuters Erias Lukwago was arrested at his house earlier in the week. A former Ugandan mayor and lawyer representing detained opposition figure Kizza Besigye, who is on trial for treason, has himself been charged with a treason-related offence.
Erias Lukwago appeared before a magistrate's court in the capital Kampala looking visibly weak, local media reported, days after he was arrested at his home.
He denied the charges of failure to report treason and was remanded in prison until next week when his case will be heard.
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