Uganda's opposition leader arrested

Kizza Besigye, Uganda's main opposition leader, has been arrested after alleging massive vote rigging and calling the election results fraudulent.

 Kizza Besigye, the leader of the main opposition

Kizza Besigye, the leader of the main opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), speaks during a news conference held at his home in Kasangati, where he remains under house arrest. Source: AAP

Uganda's main opposition leader has been arrested while trying to leave his home near the capital.

Kizza Besigye had planned to visit the election commission's headquarters in Kampala on Monday to get detailed copies of the results from the country's presidential election.

Ssemujju Nganda, a spokesman for Besigye's party, confirmed that Besigye had been taken to an unknown location.

The election commission announced on Saturday that long-time President Yoweri Museveni won the election with more than 60 per cent of the votes, while Besigye got 35 per cent.

Besigye, who has been arrested multiple times in the past week and was later put under house arrest, has alleged massive vote rigging and called the results fraudulent.

He said he may petition the country's supreme court and needs to gather evidence.


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