Lawyer Eron Kiiza who represents jailed novelist and government critic Kakwenza Rukirabasaija has revealed that his client was clearly tortured while in custody.
Kiiza says a search is currently ongoing at Kakwenza’s home on Iganga District but he found his client in a dire condition.
(Kakwenza is)Urinating blood, vomiting, swollen legs, blood stains. Clearly tortured.
Kiiza wrote on his Twitter handle
The lawyer adds that his client should see a doctor quickly.
He(Kakwenza) needs urgent medication & counseling.
Kiiza also posted photos of blood stained clothes which he says belong to Kakwenza.
The award winning Novelist Kakwenza Rukirabasaija was arrested on the 29th of December after he called president Yoweri Museveni’s son Muhoozi Kainerugaba ‘obese ‘
The police has since revealed that he is being held on charges of offensive communication.
Kakwenza is the author of the award winning novel the Greedy Barbarian.