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Opposition leader Bobi Wine
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A court in Uganda has released opposition leader Bobi Wine from house arrest.
Wine was held at his home after President Yoweri Museveni was re-elected.
The security forces said they feared rioting should Wine leave his home.
The court did not consider this argument to be admissible: Should Wine actually endanger public safety, he could be prosecuted, it said.
According to the electoral commission, Museveni, who has ruled for almost 35 years, received almost 59 percent of the vote in the presidential election.
The ex-singer Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, received almost 35 percent of the vote.
Wine wants to decide whether to go to court
After the election, Wine repeatedly emphasized that he had won and that he could prove electoral fraud by the military with videos.
He accused Museveni of a coup and called on his supporters to demonstrate peacefully.
The opposition politician wants to decide in the next few days whether Wine will contest Museveni's victory in court.
His supporters welcomed the judgment of the court, even if such legal decisions were repeatedly ignored in Uganda in the past.
President Museveni denies the election rigging.
The 76-year-old has been at the head of the East African state since 1986.
Thanks to a constitutional amendment, the former rebel leader can run for unlimited seats.
He has kept the opposition small for years.
With the election he secured a sixth term as president.
The presidential and parliamentary elections had been preceded by one of the most violent election campaigns in years.
At least 54 people died, government critics were intimidated or imprisoned and journalists reporting on opposition events attacked.
On election day itself, a massive security police force ensured that there was silence, and the Internet has been blocked since then.
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