Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine is freed on bail
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan pop star and opposition figure Bobi Wine was freed on bail Thursday after spending three nights in a maximum-security prison.
The lawmaker, whose real name is Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, is charged with disobeying statutory authority. He faces trial over staging a street protest in July against a tax on social media.
Prosecutors opposed the bail application. A magistrate said the singer is forbidden from participating in illegal demonstrations as part of the bail conditions.
The singer appeared via video link from prison in an apparent move by authorities to prevent a public appearance. Security forces deployed heavily in parts of the capital, Kampala, where in recent days supporters erected barricades of smoking tires to protest Wine’s latest detention.