{"id":12896,"date":"2018-08-27T11:25:41","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T11:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=12896"},"modified":"2018-08-27T11:25:41","modified_gmt":"2018-08-27T11:25:41","slug":"uganda-court-frees-jailed-opposition-mp-bobi-wine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=12896","title":{"rendered":"Uganda: Court frees jailed opposition MP Bobi Wine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"body-200771816342556199\" readability=\"92.3344305464\">\n<p class=\"speakable\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2018\/01\/bobi-wine-uganda-stuck-president-museveni-180103064822027.html\">Robert Kyagulanyi<\/a>, a musician-turned-MP whose arrest prompted protests in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/country\/uganda.html\">Uganda<\/a>, has been granted bail by a court in the northern city of Gulu.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The opposition legislator <span>and 11 others\u00a0<\/span>were freed on a &#8216;non-cash&#8217; bail on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The court did not approve the bail application of more than 10 other suspects charged alongside the MP.<\/p>\n<p>Kyagulanyi, who is better known by his stage name, Bobi Wine, has been\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2018\/08\/uganda-pop-star-turned-politician-charged-military-court-180816151929137.html\">charged with treason<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>They were arraigned over their alleged role in the pelting with stones of the President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/programmes\/talktojazeera\/2017\/04\/yoweri-museveni-times-elected-dictator-170429102326955.html\">Yoweri Museveni<\/a>&#8216;s convoy after a local election rally.<\/p>\n<p>Military prosecutors on Friday dropped weapons possession charges against Kyagulanyi.<\/p>\n<p>A civilian magistrate ordered Kyagulanyi remanded in custody until August 30 and granted him access to private doctors citing the &#8220;health of the accused&#8221;, according to footage broadcast on state channel UBC.<\/p>\n<p>Kyagulanyi had been arrested since his arrest on August 14.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"imagecontainer item\" data-image-url=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/mritems\/Images\/2018\/8\/24\/bee3833aa58642b7b3fefcaa246d5775_18.jpg\">\n<table class=\"image\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody readability=\"1\">\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/mritems\/Images\/2018\/8\/24\/bee3833aa58642b7b3fefcaa246d5775_18.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr readability=\"2\">\n<td class=\"caption\">Protesters have been demonstrating against the arrest and detention of Bobi Wine [Reuters]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The popular musician has emerged as an influential critic of Museveni after winning a seat in parliament last year.<\/p>\n<p>The 36-year-old opposition legislator has used his music to address the country&#8217;s political and social issues.<\/p>\n<p>In recent days, Uganda&#8217;s government has faced pressure to free Kyagulanyi, with dozens of musicians around the world speaking out against his alleged beating in detention.<\/p>\n<p>Security forces in recent days have violently put down street protests by Ugandans demanding his release.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robert Kyagulanyi, a musician-turned-MP whose arrest prompted protests in Uganda, has been granted bail by a court in the northern city of Gulu. The opposition legislator and 11 others\u00a0were freed on a &#8216;non-cash&#8217; bail on Monday. The court did not approve the bail application of more than 10 other suspects charged alongside the MP. 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