g ements ▁without ▁regard ▁to ▁laws ▁or ▁proper ▁procedure . ▁Most ▁prom in ently , ▁he ▁acqu itted ▁several ▁senior ▁military ▁figures ▁who ▁were ▁accused ▁of ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁forced ▁disapp earance ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁prominent ▁U g and ans . ▁In ▁contrast , ▁But ab ika ▁passed ▁extremely ▁har sh ▁jud g ements ▁where ▁oppon ents ▁to ▁the ▁regime ▁were ▁concerned , ▁ear ning ▁a ▁reputation ▁as ▁" one ▁of ▁A min ' s ▁chief ▁execution ers ". ▁One ▁U g and an ▁diss ident ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁Lieutenant ▁Colonel ' s ▁trib un als ▁generally ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁the ▁accused ; ▁they ▁were ▁either ▁executed ▁or ▁released , ▁only ▁to ▁be ▁rounded ▁up ▁and ▁murder ed ▁by ▁U g anda ' s ▁secret ▁service , ▁the ▁State ▁Research ▁Bureau . ▁ ▁But ab ika ▁cha ired ▁several ▁prominent ▁trib un als , ▁such ▁as ▁when ▁he ▁sent enced ▁British ▁author ▁Den is ▁Hills ▁to ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁for ▁calling ▁A min ▁a ▁" v ill age ▁t yr ant ". ▁Two ▁years ▁later , ▁he ▁cha ired ▁the ▁trib unal ▁that ▁sent enced ▁ 1 2 ▁men ▁to ▁death ▁for ▁consp iring ▁to ▁murder ▁A min ; ▁this ▁trial ▁in ▁particular ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁" tra vest y ▁of ▁justice , ▁a ▁' show ', ▁since ▁the ▁convent ions ▁and ▁ple as ▁of ▁gu ilt ▁were ▁obtained ▁by ▁force ▁from ▁the ▁accused ". ▁He ▁did , ▁however , ▁acqu it ▁W od ▁Ok