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· The Ugandan military court has for the second time denied bail to 36 members of the National Unity Party, the party in opposition formed by the musician Bobi Wine
· Thirteen out of 49 of those arrested were granted bail by the same military court that had ordered the arrest of the opposition party members
· Lawyers of Bobi Wine filed a challenge in the Supreme Court on February 4 against President Yoweri Museveni’s victory
The Ugandan military court has for the second time denied bail to 36 members of the National Unity Party, the party in opposition formed by the musician Bobi Wine. They were arrested last December during the campaign rally of Bobi Wine. Those arrested include Wines music partner Ali Bukeniare and bodyguard Edward Ssebufu. They face the charge of illegal ownership of ammunition.
Thirteen out of 49 of those arrested were granted bail by the same military court that had ordered the arrest of the opposition party members. However, their movements were restrained. Bobi Wine came a distant second behind veteran leader Museveni in the January 14 vote that followed some of Uganda’s worst pre-election bloodshed. Lawyers of Bobi Wine filed a challenge in the Supreme Court on February 4 against President Yoweri Museveni’s victory.
