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KAMPALA, Uganda, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Islamic religious law will be used to resolve differences among relatives of the late former Ugandan leader Idi Amin over the distribution of his wealth.
Amin, described as about 80 years old, died from multiple organ failure in a Saudi Arabian hospital on Aug. 16.
Kirunda Amin, Idi Amin's second-oldest son, told the BBC: "My brother Taban is the oldest in our family and he should automatically be the heir. We have survived and must continue surviving as a family".
The Uganda Muslim Supreme Council, established by Idi Amin soon after he took power in 1971, said Amin's 54 children have agreed to adhere to Islamic law to solve the issue.
The Uganda Government said Amin's family will not get benefits that former presidents are entitled to because of his violation of human rights in the country where up to 400,000 people were killed by his agents. He was toppled and exiled in 1979.
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