“The court has found that the freedom to personal liberty is too important not to be restricted casually or indefinitely,” George Musisi told CNN by telephone.
Judge Michael Elubu, who heads the court’s civil division, said that if the government had evidence against Wine, he should be charged in court and not ‘held unfairly in his house’, he said. Musician.
Wine, a popular singer, was the leading leader in the opposition during the presidential election held on January 14 and since the election ended, his house has been surrounded by army and police.
The former leader of Uganda, President Yoweri Museveni, has been declared the winner of the election by the country’s Electoral Commission for a record sixth term.
Wine rejects the election results, saying he has evidence of fraud and intimidation.
He also posted on Twitter last week that no one is allowed to visit his home where he was without food with his wife, Barbara, and her 18-month-old cousin.
His wife’s niece was later ‘safely evacuated’, Wine told CNN after lawyers briefly allowed her to be removed.
Soldiers remain at the compound and Uganda’s military has a “history of fighting court orders,” Musisi said. He added that they would request the court for every soldier who still has to get contempt.
A Uganda Police Force spokesman said officers still at Wine’s home would evacuate the premises.
“We are a law-abiding institution and respect the ruling of the Supreme Court,” he told CNN on Monday.
Wine’s team will decide within the next 24 hours whether to appeal against the outcome of the election. The Wine team had hoped to decide sooner but could not meet due to the house arrest, Musisi added.
The deadline to do so is February 2nd.
Museveni, senior press secretary Don Wanyama, said on Saturday that Wine had no evidence that voting facilities had taken place.
“Uganda has lawsuits. Evidence of rigging is being laid before the courts, not CNN,” he added.