Police prevented Wine from holding his first public meeting with supporters as a presidential aspirant
Pop star turned Uganda's leading opposition figure Bobi Wine speaks during a briefing on the state of freedom in African politics, in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Dec. 12, 2019.Ugandan police on Monday detained the singer and political activist known as Bobi Wine, who was prevented from holding his first public meeting with supporters as a presidential aspirant.
Robert Amsterdam, a lawyer for the activist, said on Twitter that his client and others had been “arrested without reason” and he denounced “this violation of basic rights.” The singer and activist has called for the retirement of long-time President Yoweri Museveni, saying young people must prepare to take over leadership of the East African nation. Museveni, who has indicated he will run again, accuses Wine of trying to lure his supporters into rioting.
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