Uganda president's son challenges Bobi Wine to boxing match as torture allegations trail
The tactless social media banter between the son of Yoweri Museveni, the Ugandan president, and opposition leader Bobi Wine is nothing new, except when accusations of actual torture start to make headlines, which seems to currently be the case.
Torture accusations arise in Uganda amidst social media banter between president's son and opposition leader.
Opposition member, Eddie Mutwe, allegedly tortured while held captive by president's son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba.
Uganda's Justice Minister reveals signs of torture on Mutwe after his appearance in court.
According to a Ugandan official, an opposition member who is also the bodyguard of Bobi Wine, held captive by the president's son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, appears to have been tortured.
This is hardly shocking given that the president's son has openly admitted to holding the individual, Eddie Mutwe captive in his basement, while hinting at toturing him.
As is typical with the president's eldest son, who also doubles as the country's Chief of Defence Forces, he has since put out tweets, openly disclosing his intentions, regardless of how unsubtle they may seem.
This time, he threatened to endanger the opposition member even more, should Bobbi Wine continue to speak about his family.
Following this up, Muhoozi Kainerugaba then proceeded to challenge the opposition leader to a boxing match, which Mr. Wine seemed to have indulged.
In light of what some might describe as juvenile banter, Uganda's Justice Minister, as reported by Reuters, revealed that Eddie Mutwe has been tortured.
Eddie Mutwe's predicament
"Mutwe appeared in court in a visibly weak condition and showing signs of having been tortured," Justice Minister Norbert Mao, revealed on Monday.
"Bringing illegally detained, brutalised and tortured suspects before the courts of law is an abuse of judicial processes," Mao added.
The Justice Minister, however, refused to mention names connected with Mutwe's current state.
Magellan Kazibwe, Mutwe's attorney, told reporters outside the court on Monday that his client had been electrocuted and subjected to daily abuse while in custody.
In Janaury, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, announced his departure from the social media platform X, a week after he sent out a controversial tweet, which read as a threat to his father's political rival, Bobbi Wine.
In his farewell tweet to his X followers, the general noted that his decision to quit the platform was motivated by his religion and a renewed commitment to his military duty as a general in the Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF).
"It is on the instructions and blessings of my Lord Jesus Christ that I leave this social media and dedicate myself to my assignment to bring peace and security to our region," he said at the time.
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