The power-hungry criminal Yoseri Tibuhaburwa Kagutema who calls himself Museveni has once again shown his unwavering commitment to persecuting four-time presidential candidate Col (rtd) Dr Kizza Besigye through his manipulated kangaroo courts.
In an unexpected turn of events yesterday, the High Court once again declined to grant bail to Besigye and Hajj Obeid Lutale, who have been languishing in illegal detention for more than 260 days without access to justice through substantive trial. Indeed Justice delayed is justice denied!
To everyone’s dismay, the judge claimed that, [in his personal view] Dr Besigye and his colleague have only been detained since February, when they were charged before the civil courts.
This false assumption conveniently ignored all the time from November last year they had already spent in detention on the orders of Museveni’s kangaroo military court, a clear sign that Besigye is being politically crucified in broad daylight.
Abducted from Nairobi, Besigye and his colleague were slapped with bogus charges, including treason, which could see them sentenced to life in prison, all at the hands of death merchant Museveni.
At the heart of the fallout between Besigye and Museveni lies the dictator’s insatiable appetite for women, power and unrelenting ego, which have crippled the nation. In his desperation to crush dissent, Museveni has subjected Besigye to cruel and inhumane treatment.
Ironically, if Besigye had ever intended harm, he could have used his position as Museveni’s former personal doctor to quietly eliminate him. This fact alone exposes the absurdity of the bloody regime’s false and baseless accusations.
Museveni’s mistreatment of Besigye, once a close confidant, is just the tip of the iceberg. It lays bare the despot’s true nature and serves as a dire warning to anyone who believes they can align themselves with such a corrupt, murderous criminal and malevolent ruler.