'I'm not a legal': Uganda opposition chief Bobi Wine hits again from hiding

[ad_1] Uganda's opposition chief Bobi Wine stated on Wednesday he was "not a legal" after going into hiding following final week's election through which President Yoweri Museveni received a seventh time period.

Wine, 43, a former singer turned politician who was arrested forward of Uganda's final election in 2021, stated on Saturday that he had escaped a police raid on his dwelling. His whereabouts have been unknown since then.

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He had denounced final Thursday's presidential election as "blatant theft".

In a telephone interview, Wine stated he was continually on the transfer however was being "housed and guarded by the frequent folks".

Responding to a risk by Uganda's military chief and Museveni's son Muhoozi Kainerugaba, he stated: "I am not a legal."

"I am a presidential candidate and it isn't a criminal offense to run towards his father," Wine – whose actual title is Robert Kyagulanyi – stated.

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"We have now killed 22 NUP terrorists since final week," Kainerugaba wrote, referring to the opposition Nationwide Unity Platform led by Wine, who got here second within the poll.

"I am praying the twenty third is Kabobi," he added, utilizing his nickname for the opposition chief.

In a separate submit, Kainerugaba known as on Wine to present himself up.

"I'm giving him precisely 48 hours to give up himself to the Police," Kainerugaba wrote. "If he does not we are going to deal with him as an outlaw/insurgent and deal with him accordingly."

Police spokesperson Kituma Rusoke stated on Monday night time that Wine was not being sought.

Requested in regards to the future for his occasion, Wine stated he didn't have a agency plan.

"In a dictatorship, you do not draw a method, however you reply to the form of oppression," he stated.

Final week's poll was marred by violence and an web shutdown, whereas African observers stated arrests and abductions had "instilled concern".

Museveni, 81, who received a landslide with 72 % of the vote, has stated the opposition are "terrorists" who had tried to make use of violence to overturn outcomes.