Turkey security officials have released a Ugandan political critic Fred Lumbuye.
Fred Lumbuye had been held at the Kocaeli Foreigners Detention Centre in Turkey since early August.
Turkey authorities said Lumbuye was held on charges of an expired visa and overstay in the country.
Mr Lumbuye in Uganda is accused of announcing the death of the President, HE Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.
According to the Uganda Police spokesperson Fred Enanga, Mr Lumbuye is being investigated on 15 charges, including spreading harmful propaganda, inciting the public to protest by sharing videos on his platform, and cyber-related crimes.
NUP party President Robert Kyagulanyi announced his release stating "I am very glad that after several months in detention, political activist Fred Kajubi Lumbuye was yesterday released from jail in Turkey. I am very grateful to the legal team, our diaspora leadership and all Ugandans who did everything to see that he gets his freedom."
