2006年VOA标准英语-Freed Ugandan Opposition Politician Hits C

By Cathy Majtenyi
Nairobi
03 January 2006

Uganda's main opposition¹ leader, Kizza Besigye   
  
Ugandan opposition politician Kizza Besigye hit the campaign trail Tuesday following his release from prison on bail².  There are lingering fears that he might be re-arrested.

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Dr. Besigye addressed reporters in the Ugandan capital Kampala before attending a campaign rally outside the capital.

The presidential candidate said the charges of rape³ and treason he faces before High Court, and charges of terrorism and illegal possession of firearms he faces in military court, are politically motivated and are false allegations.

Defense⁴ lawyer Sam Njuba tells VOA Dr. Besigye's focus is on the February 23 elections.

"He has said this morning on the radio that he has forgiven everybody," said Mr. Njuba.  "All he wants is to fight the political battle, notwithstanding the fact that many of his people are in jail including his own young brother and many of his supporters."

Dr. Besigye, who leads the political party Forum⁵ for Democratic Change, was arrested last November shortly after his return to Uganda from four years in exile, and was subsequently charged in the two courts.

The High Court had earlier granted bail to the opposition politician, but the military court continued to detain him.

On Monday, the High Court ruled that the detention⁶ order issued by the military court was illegal, and ordered Dr. Besigye released on bail.

Defense lawyer Njuba tells VOA many of Dr. Besigye's supporters are still uneasy about the situation, fearing that he may be re-arrested.

Dr. Besigye's rape trial, which opened Monday, is scheduled to resume Wednesday.  On Friday, a date is expected to be set for the trial in which he and 22 coaccused are facing treason charges.

Meanwhile, Uganda's Constitutional Court has not yet ruled on whether Dr. Besigye's court martial⁷ should proceed.

Defense lawyers argue that it is illegal for a civilian⁸ such as Dr. Besigye to be tried by a military court, and that he should not face trials in two separate courts to answer essentially⁹ the same charges.

Ugandan authorities say that civilians¹⁰ can face military court if they are accused of illegally possessing firearms or are charged with terrorism, and that the charges lodged¹¹ against Dr. Besigye are sufficiently¹² different to merit trials in two separate courts.

The opposition politician was once President Yoweri Museveni's personal physician and is seen to be a serious contender against the president.

Mr. Museveni and his government have come under fire internationally for Dr. Besigye's detention.  Sweden, Britain, Norway, Ireland, and The Netherlands have withheld¹³ part of their funding because of concerns about democracy.

1 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

2 bail   

v.舀（水），保释；n.保证金，保释，保释人

参考例句：

• One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。
• She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。

3 rape   

n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸

参考例句：

• The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
• He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。

4 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

5 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

6 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

7 martial   

adj.战争的，军事的，尚武的，威武的

参考例句：

• The sound of martial music is always inspiring.军乐声总是鼓舞人心的。
• The officer was convicted of desertion at a court martial.这名军官在军事法庭上被判犯了擅离职守罪。

8 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

9 essentially   

adv.本质上，实质上，基本上

参考例句：

• Really great men are essentially modest.真正的伟人大都很谦虚。
• She is an essentially selfish person.她本质上是个自私自利的人。

10 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

11 lodged   

v.存放( lodge的过去式和过去分词 )；暂住；埋入；（权利、权威等）归属

参考例句：

• The certificate will have to be lodged at the registry. 证书必须存放在登记处。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Our neighbours lodged a complaint against us with the police. 我们的邻居向警方控告我们。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 sufficiently   

adv.足够地，充分地

参考例句：

• It turned out he had not insured the house sufficiently.原来他没有给房屋投足保险。
• The new policy was sufficiently elastic to accommodate both views.新政策充分灵活地适用两种观点。

13 withheld   

withhold过去式及过去分词

参考例句：

• I withheld payment until they had fulfilled the contract. 他们履行合同后，我才付款。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• There was no school play because the principal withheld his consent. 由于校长没同意，学校里没有举行比赛。 来自《简明英汉词典》