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muriel_volestrangler

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Fri May 13, 2016, 03:28 PM May 2016

Uganda: Museveni rival Kizza Besigye charged with treason

Uganda's main opposition leader Kizza Besigye has been charged with treason.

Mr Besigye was the main challenger to President Yoweri Museveni in the country's recent general election, which Mr Museveni won by a landslide.
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Responding to criticism from European Union observers that the electoral commission "lacked independence and transparency", Mr Museveni told the BBC's Zuhura Yunus that "those Europeans are not serious".
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On Friday, the US said Mr Museveni should "rein in" his security forces after they briefly arrested Mr Besigye, and fired tear gas to disperse his supporters in Kampala.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-36289151
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