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Ugandan novelist detained again despite release order: Lawyer

Rukirabashaija was 'kidnapped' from prison by men in plain clothes and taken to an unknown location, his lawyer said [File: Abubaker Lubowa/Reuters]

Lawyers for a Ugandan satirical novelist charged with insulting the country’s ruling family said their client was unlawfully detained in defiance of a court order for his release issued just hours earlier.

Kakwenza Rukirabashaija was expected to be released on Tuesday after a court in Kampala had granted him bail and ordered that he not speak to reporters before the conclusion of his trial.

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