Uganda's Opposition Challenges Military Tribunal Law in Court

In a move that has intensified Uganda's political landscape, the country's largest opposition party has taken legal action against a controversial law recently enacted to permit military tribunals to prosecute civilians.

The opposition's decision follows a Supreme Court ruling earlier this year that declared such prosecutions illegal due to fairness and impartiality concerns. Human rights activists allege the tribunals have been used to intimidate opponents of President Yoweri Museveni, who has ruled for nearly four decades.

This legal challenge arrives as political stakes heighten ahead of the 2024 election, with opposition figures like Bobi Wine mobilizing against Museveni's enduring rule.

(With inputs from agencies.)