Trial Warning for Ex Ugandan Leader

World | July 22, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

A senior Ugandan official has said that ailing former military leader Idi Amin will face trial if he returns from exile. The Ugandan political party he ousted in 1971 is among those calling for him to be allowed to return from Saudi Arabia to die in his homeland. Idi Amin, whose 1971 to 1979 regime was one of the bloodiest in African history, reportedly remains in a coma after four days on a life support machine. An international human rights group has voiced regret that he may die now at liberty instead of in prison.

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