Museveni drew the wrath of anti-AIDS activists when he (was) quoted in the Time Magazine of the week ending March 12 as having said that ‘Besigye is suffering from AIDS’
Addressing thousands of his supporters at Kololo airstrip later yesterday Museveni said he was the best friend of people living with AIDS and that they should be grateful to him.”
If the fact that the statement was first made to a foreign journalist raised doubt as to its purpose, the 1s Respondent’s explanation to the journalists at State House on the eve of polling day erased that doubt. He made it clear that his message in the maligned statement was that the Petitioner as a victim of AIDS was not a fit person to be elected President. And in so doing he was promoting his own election.
I found therefore that the last component of the illegal practice had been established. I however found, that because the other two components were not established, the illegal practice pleaded under paragraph 3(2) (a) of the petition, was not proved. I now turn to the last illegal practice pleaded.
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