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Seated in a wheelchair, Besigye appeared in a magistrates court in the capital, Kampala, on Friday, three weeks after Uganda's Supreme Court barred his trial in a military tribunal for the same offense. The charge of treason carries the death penalty.
The court charged Besigye, as well as an aide and a military officer, with plotting to overthrow Museveni, his lawyer Caleb Alaka said by phone from Kampala. None of them were allowed to enter a plea because capital offenses can only be heard by the High Court, he said.
Video footage of the court appearance was tweeted by Winnie Byanyima, the head of UNAIDS and Besigye's wife. Besigye has previously denied any wrongdoing.
Uganda is preparing to hold elections in January 2026. Besigye, 68, has unsuccessfully tried to unseat Museveni — who has been in power since 1986 — in four elections. The opposition leader was abducted along with his aide in neighboring Kenya in November and driven to Kampala for trial.
The retired former soldier previously served as a personal physician to octogenarian Museveni during the war that brought him to power. He served as a minister in Museveni's initial government and held senior army positions before the two fell out before elections in 2001.
After being charged, Besigye ended a hunger strike that he had begun last week in protest at his 'illegal' detention without being charged, his lawyer Erias Lukwago said in remarks broadcast on Radio Simba. He's scheduled to appear in court again on March 7.
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