Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine detained upon return home amid foiled protests
- Bobi Wine, leader of Uganda's main opposition party, was arrested at the airport upon arrival in Uganda.
- Authorities foiled planned protests by Wine's supporters to welcome him back from abroad.
- Wine said he was assaulted by security forces and placed under house arrest, which police denied.
- Wine is a prominent critic of President Museveni and has faced multiple past arrests and alleged abuses.
- The government had previously banned a planned march in support of Wine under the guise of public order concerns.