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Ugandan pop star taken away by police after returning from US

Bobi Wine is an opposition activist who says he was previously tortured while in detention.

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A lawyer for Ugandan pop star and opposition activist Bobi Wine has said his client has been put into a police van and driven away after arriving home from the United States.

Medard Sseggona said he “expected” the actions by security forces, who warned they would enforce a ban on all rallies and gatherings.

Police said they would escort Wine, whose real name is Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, to his home just outside the capital, Kampala, to prevent public disturbances.

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File photo of Ugandan pop star Bobi Wine (STR/PA)

Mr Ssentamu has said he was tortured while in detention after being arrested last month for his alleged role in an incident in which the president’s convoy was pelted with stones.

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