Court grants bail to Ugandan lawmaker charged with treason

A Ugandan high court judge, Stephen Mubiru, granted bail on Monday to an opposition lawmaker charged with treason over his alleged role in the stoning of President Yoweri Museveni’s convoy.

Robert Kyagulanyi was charged on Thursday.

The court proceedings were televised.

Kyagulanyi ‘s treason charge was withdrawn by the Military but re-arrested and again charged with treason.

The court ordered those charges dropped, but he was then taken into civilian custody on new treason charges,
UBC TV reported.

Kyagulanyi, a musician-turned-lawmaker who goes by the stage name Bobi Wine, and four other lawmakers were arrested on Aug. 13 on suspicion of involvement in the stoning of a presidential convoy during a parliamentary by-election campaign.