Uganda: opposition leader Bobi Wine says he was beaten by security forces

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Uganda: opposition leader Bobi Wine says he was beaten by security forces  The prominent opposition candidate and former pop star Bobi Wine said in posts on social network X late on Saturday that he was attacked while campaigning in the north of the country.  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/08/uganda-opposition-leader-bobi-wine-says-he-was-beaten-by-security-forces  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00The Ugandan presidential election is a little more than a month away.

00:07The country's most prominent opposition candidate, Bobi Wein,

00:11said in a series of posts on Social Network X over the weekend

00:15that he was beaten up by security forces while campaigning in the north of the country.

00:21Wein said that he was hit in the face with a cane

00:24and that his aides and supporters were also beaten.

00:27Some people at the scene reportedly had to be hospitalized after being attacked.

00:33A military spokesperson accused a pop star-turned-politician and his followers

00:38of having formed an illegal procession and campaigning beyond the prescribed time.

00:44Police did however not comment on the incident.

00:48The upcoming election is the second time that Bobi Wein will challenge current president,

00:53Jovary Museveni, who, at 81 years old, is seeking a seventh term as leader of the country.

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