Uganda: Security forces finally withdraw from Bobi Wine's residency after court order
A court in Uganda on Monday ordered the military and police to leave the home of opposition politician Bobi Wine.
Ugandan authorities said Wine could only leave his home on the outskirts of the capital, Kampala, under military escort because they fear his presence in public could incite rioting and he could organize protests.
But a Ugandan judge said in the ruling that Wine’s home is not a proper detention facility and added that authorities should criminally charge him if he threatens public order.
Wine was detained in his own house by Ugandan soldiers who ensured no one got in or out of the compound. His detention came just after the January 14 election where the incumbent president won to secure the seat for a record sixth term.
Day Six under house arrest and we're still stuck with an 18 months old baby who had paid a visit to her auntie (my wife ) be4 we were raided & besieged. The Dad has been denied access to her. We have run out of food and milk. No one is allowed to leave or come into our compound. pic.twitter.com/KVLDR3IH6y
— BOBI WINE (@HEBobiwine) January 19, 2021
Wine’s team are yet to decide whether to contest the presidential poll results. The deadline for application is February 2.
Previous efforts by the U.S ambassador to Uganda, Natalie E. Brown, to visit Bobi Wine at his home were thwarted by the security element. Uganda later warned U.S. not ot interfere with the election process in Uganda.
The U.S. embassy in Kampala tweeted on Monday supporting the High Court decision to order the removal of Uganda’s military at Wines’s residence.
The 🇺🇬 High Court ruling that the restrictions on Robert Kyagulanyi were unlawful underscores the role of an impartial judiciary. The 🇺🇸 calls on security forces to honor the decision. Freedom of expression, assembly, & movement must be respected for all in a democratic society.
— U.S. Mission Uganda (@usmissionuganda) January 25, 2021
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