Wanted Ugandan general Sejusa 'in hiding in London'
Spy chief Sejusa claims he is being pursued by undercover agents and that his life is in danger
A wanted Ugandan general who questioned the president's succession plan has requested the protection of British police and won't return home anytime soon, his lawyer said.
General David Sejusa is now hiding from Ugandan undercover agents allegedly sent to track him down in London, where he is travelling, said Ugandan lawyer Joseph Luzige.
"Sejusa told me there is a team of people who have been sent to London to hunt him down," the lawyer said. "He said these people's intentions are not good at all."
Luzige said Sejusa, who sits on Uganda's military high command and directs the country's domestic and foreign spy agencies, believes his life is in danger and is now "very cautious".
Sejusa recently wrote to the internal security service urging an investigation into reports that those opposed to the rise of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's son risk assassination. Details of the letter were published in a Kampala newspaper whose premises have since been occupied by police looking for evidence against Sejusa.
Sejusa cited himself, Uganda's prime minister, and a since-fired army boss among those at risk of being killed in an allegedly secret plan for Museveni's son to succeed his father as president.