GOVERNMENT CRITIC, POP STAR FREE ON BAIL

KAMPALA, UGANDA To chants of “People power! Our power!” Ugandan pop star turned government critic Bobi Wine was freed on bail Monday, ending days of incarceration during which he and some of his co-accused allege they were tortured by security forces.

The 36-year-old lawmaker, whose real name is Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, was on crutches as he left the courthouse in Gulu. He claims he was injured by beatings while he was in detention since Aug. 14.

A judge freed him alongside others who are similarly charged with treason for their alleged roles in an incident in which President Yoweri Museveni’s motorcade was pelted with stones.