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KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Uganda's High Court on Friday ordered the military to suspend its trial of the main opposition leader until the civilian court rules on whether the proceeding is legal.
Judge Remmy Kasule, however, refused to release Kizza Besigye on bail because the attorney general and the head of the military court were not represented during Friday's proceedings.
Besigye was detained Nov. 14 and was charged with treason and rape in a civilian court after returning from self-imposed exile to run for president in next year's elections. He later was also accused of terrorism and illegal possession of firearms at a military court that is controlled by trusted aides to President Yoweri Museveni.
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