70岁的乌干达资深反对派领导人基扎·贝西格耶在高等法院进行叛国罪审判期间突然晕迷，随后被送入坎帕拉一家医院重症监护室[1]。据其妻子温妮·比亚尼巴称，贝西格耶目前意识丧失、无法交流[1]。她对其在政府医疗设施接受治疗表示担忧[1]。
贝西格耶自2024年11月被拘留以来，一直与其助手欧贝德·卢塔勒一起被控密谋推翻总统穆塞韦尼的政府[1]。叛国罪在乌干达可判死刑[1]。据报道，贝西格耶在法庭听证中就其法律代理权问题重复喊出"停止"后才出现晕迷[1]。
贝西格耶的法律援助面临困难。其主要律师埃里亚斯·卢夸戈上月被军队逮捕，肯尼亚律师玛莎·卡鲁亚也上月被禁止入境[1]。贝西格耶曾是穆塞韦尼的私人医生，两人于1999年决裂[1]。
Kizza Besigye, a 70-year-old veteran opposition figure in Uganda, collapsed in the High Court during his treason trial and was admitted to the intensive care unit of a Kampala hospital [1]. According to his wife, Winnie Byanyima, Besigye lost consciousness and is unable to communicate [1]. The collapse occurred as he repeatedly objected to questions regarding his legal representation during court proceedings [1].
Besigye has been detained since November 2024 and faces charges of conspiracy to overthrow President Yoweri Museveni's government alongside his aide Obbed Lutale [1]. Treason is a capital offense in Uganda [1]. His wife, who serves as the head of UNAIDS, expressed concern about his treatment at a government medical facility [1]. The case has drawn international attention, particularly after his principal lawyer Elias Lukwago was arrested by the military last month and Kenyan lawyer Martha Karua was barred from entering the country [1].
Besigye, who was once Museveni's personal physician before their split in 1999, has long been a prominent voice in Ugandan opposition politics [1].