Incarcerated Besigye seeks to block General Court Martial

“The military courts lack the requisite institutional independence, impartiality and constitutional safeguards necessary to guarantee a fair hearing,” Besigye said in his affidavit.

The petitioners (Pictured say the appointment of serving military officers as members of courts martial, without security of tenure and while subject to military command structure, undermines judicial independence and contravenes the Constitution.