Ugandan judge grants bail to opposition leader Bobi Wine and 32 others.
Kampala, 29th August 2018. A judge in Uganda has granted bail to popular musician-turned-politician Bobi Wine and 32 other opposition politicians who are facing treason charges.
According to the BBC, they are accused of allegedly throwing stones at President Yoweri Museveni's convoy earlier this month.
Bobi Wine, affectionately known as the "ghetto president", appeared on crutches in court.
The army, who had detained him, denied reports that he had been beaten, calling the allegations "rubbish".
Bobi Wine, real name Robert Kyagulanyi, was arrested on 13 August after a campaign rally in the north-western town of Arua.
The winner of that by-election Kassiano Wadri an ally of Bobi Wine also appeared in court on treason charges.
He was also granted bail but was banned from visiting his constituency for three months without the permission of the court.
There was a brief commotion in court when one of the accused, a 51-year-old man, fainted and had to be carried away in the packed courtroom.