Treason case against Uganda's pop-star politician adjourned

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A court in Uganda has adjourned the case in which Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi, known by his stage name Bobi Wine, and more than 30 others are accused of treason, according to local media New Vision.

On Monday, the magistrate court in the northern Gulu district adjourned the case to December 3 at the request of the state prosecutor Julius Ochen, whose team wanted more time for investigation.

All the suspects were reported to be charged with treason after being implicated in the chaotic episodes before the August 15 Arua Municipality by-election, including the attack of the President's convoy.

Bobi Wine, 36, and another 32 suspects were granted bail late August.

Because of ill health, some of the suspects did not appear in court on Monday and were represented by their sureties.

The 36-year-old opposition MP has been known by using his music to address the country's political and social issues.

(Top photo: Uganda's opposition politician Robert Kyagulanyi, known as Bobi Wine, center, appears at the chief magistrate court in Gulu, August 23, 2018. /VCG Photo)

(With inputs from Agencies)