The Ugandan artist and opposition lawmaker appeared in court on Thursday, where he was charged with "illegal possession of arms."
UPDATE 8/16/18: Bobi Wine appeared in a military court today, where his charges were reduced from treason to illegal possession of arms, though music executive and friend of Wine, Rikki Stein, tells OkayAfrica that the hotel manager where Wine was staying in Aura claims "categorically" that there were no weapons found in Wine's room.
He is being remanded in custody until next week Thursday.
According to one of Wine's lawyer, Asuman Basalirwa who was present during the arraignment, Wine had been badly beaten while in police custody and was unable to walk properly.
His other lawyer Medard Segona went into further detail about Wine's condition following his court appearance. He is quoted







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