Ugandan author Kakwenza Rukirabashaija, who has accused the authorities of torturing him while he was in detention, has fled the country for fear of his life, his lawyer has confirmed to the BBC.The lawyer did not reveal where the award-winning writer, who had been granted bail by a court, had gone.Kakwenza has left Uganda for fear of his life, and he will finding his way to a European Country to find succour in the next few hours. He could not remain here because his life was directly in jeopardy and it’s unfortunate the Military find it difficult to protect Uganda but some errant officers including high-ranking ones are misusing state resources to maim, injure and oppress innocent Ugandans, his lawyer Eron Kiiza said. Rukirabashaija had sought permission to leave the country to seek treatment for injuries he says he sustained during his recent month in detention at an unknown location.But the court refused to give the novelist his passport.Rukirabashaija was arrested in December and charged with offensive communication for making unflattering remarks about President Yoweri Museveni and his son on Twitter.In one he called the President’s son – Army General Muhoozi Kainerugaba – “obese”.His trial is meant to begin on 23 March.Rukirabashaija is best known for The Greedy Barbarian, a satirical novel which describes high-level corruption in a fictional country, and Banana Republic: Where Writing is Treasonous.The latter is an account of the torture he was subjected to while in detention two years ago.Last year, the trouble Journalist won the Pen Pinter Prize for an international writer of courage award, The Parrot Reporters reports.
Ugandan Journalist And Govt Critic Flees Country After Torture
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