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Police arrest presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi (Bobi Wine) at Kyambogo after his nomination

Civic Space & Media Freedom Verified Kampala 3 Nov 2020 Severity: 3/5

According to ChimpReports, police broke into Robert Kyagulanyi's vehicle with metal tools at Kyambogo shortly after the Electoral Commission nominated him as a presidential candidate, and forced him into a police van. Others in the car, including a person who said he was a journalist, were also arrested. Police fired teargas along the route and took Kyagulanyi to his home in Magere.

Numbers

1 arrested or detained

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