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Uganda's Wine Demands End to Interference in His Presidential Campaign

Halima Athumani

   KAMPALA, UGANDA - Presidential candidate Bobi Winefiled a complaint
   with Uganda's election commission after police fired tear gas and
   rubber bullets Tuesday at his supporters, sending at least five to the
   hospital.

   In a three-hour closed-door meeting Wednesday with the commission,
   Wine, a singer-turned-politician whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi,
   said he had to briefly halt his campaign because of police attacks on
   him and his supporters.

   The meeting was held under heavy security, with police and military
   personnel surrounding the commission offices.

   Wine said he went to the Electoral Commission because it had been
   silent since police arrested him last month, just after he entered the
   presidential race.

   Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Wine shared photos of what he
   said were police and soldiers brutalizing his supporters.

   "These are the people that are being shot dead by the police and the
   military and some goons, that move around with guns but in plain
   clothes," he said. "These are the scenes of our campaign meetings
   marred with violence, tear gas and live bullets."

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