Uganda’s repressive regime has plumbed new depths, with the son of President Yoweri Museveni and chief of the country’s defence force, general Muhoozi Kainerugaba, bragging about illegally detaining lawyer Erias Lukwago. Lukwago, a high-profile figure in Uganda’s opposition who is also the former mayor of Kampala, represents opposition leader Kizza Besigye, who was accused of “treason” in a trial that lasted more than 18 months.