00:00A senior Ugandan opposition figure and lawyer has reportedly been detained after preparing legal action against the country's army chief,
00:09General Muhozi Kainirugaba.
00:11Eriyas Lukwabo, a prominent lawyer and former Kampala mayor, was reportedly taken from his home by security personnel on Monday,
00:20according to his family and the People's Fund for Freedom Party.
00:24Lukwago represents opposition leader Kiza Besige, who is facing treason charges and was preparing to serve court papers on Kainirugaba
00:33over alleged threats and Besige's disputed abduction from Kenya last year.
00:39Neither Ugandan military nor police have commented on the detention.
00:43Opposition leaders have condemned the arrest, calling it another sign of growing pressure on the government critics ahead of Uganda's
00:51next political cycle.
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