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Tortured Bobi Wine to address US media today

Bobi Wine travelled early this month for specialised treatment
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Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine is today expected to hold a press briefing in Washington DC along with his international lawyer Robert Amsterdam.

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The 36-year-old musician-turned-MP will speak about his condition after he was allegedly tortured by Ugandan soldier after his brutal arrest in the northern town of Arua.

He was charged with treason after allegations of pelting stones to one of President Museveni's cars in Arua.

Early this month, Kyagulanyi was allowed to leave the country for specialised treatment in the United States.

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His lawyer has "called for greater international pressure to protect human rights in Uganda, and specifically to single out the officials responsible for alleged abuses under the Global Magnitsky Act legislation".

"In his first comments to general media since being brutally detained and tortured by the Ugandan authorities, the Ugandan Member of Parliament of Kyadondo East Constituency Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu (Bobi Wine) will appear along with his international lawyer Robert Amsterdam to brief the US and international journalists on his experience, the developing situation in Uganda, and plans for the international response on Thursday, September 6 at 10:00 in Washington DC," part of a statement on his website reads.

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