US evangelist held in Uganda on terrorism charges
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KAMPALA (Reuters) - A U.S. evangelist charged with terrorism
in Uganda after detectives found assault rifles in his bedroom
days before last month's election was remanded in custody by a
magistrate court on Monday.
Peter Waldron, who has claimed close links to Ugandan
President Yoweri Museveni's family, denies the charges.
Waldron, 59, winked at journalists as he crouched and waited
with other prisoners to be led into court.
The heavily built former military man from Wyoming was arrested
on February 20 and charged with having four AK-47 rifles and 180 bullets,
"all without a valid license or reasonable excuse,"
Chief Magistrate Margaret Tebulya said on Monday.
She added that she had no authority to grant bail for the American
and six fellow suspects -- three men from Uganda and three from
neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo. All were returned to
custody until March 28.
If investigations are complete, their case may then be sent up
to the High Court for trial, lawyers said.
Waldron had lived in Uganda for four years and was working as
an IT consultant at the country's Health Ministry.
He was also the founder of an evangelical group, and police say
he was planning to start a political party based on Christian principles
when he was arrested -- just three days before Uganda held its
first multi-party election for 25 years.
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