Son pleads for Besigye’s life as Ugandan opposition leader falls ill in detention
ADAM Ampa Besigye, son of detained Ugandan opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye, has issued an urgent appeal to President Yoweri Museveni and the international community to grant his father immediate access to independent medical care after he fell ill while in custody. In a public statement, Adam Ampa Besigye described his father as "a political prisoner who must be granted immediate access to independent medical care of his choosing," warning that "deliberate delays and secrecy under detention endanger his life." "My father can't be left in the hands of those who desperately thirst and dream of his life," he wrote,…
