“The court ruled that the freedom of personal liberty is too crucial not to be restricted casually or indefinitely,” George Musisi told CNN over the phone.
Judge Michael Elubu, who heads the civil division of the court, said that if the government had evidence against Wine, he should be charged in court and not “unjustly kept at his home,” Musisi said.
Wine, a popular singer, was the main front runner of the opposition in the January 14 presidential election, and his house has been surrounded by the military and police since the election.
Uganda’s leader, President Yoweri Museveni, was declared the winner of the election by the country’s electoral committee for a record sixth term.
Wine dismisses the election results, saying he has evidence of fraud and intimidation.
He also posted on Twitter last week that no one was allowed to visit his home where he was stuck with his wife, Barbara, and her 18-month-old niece without food.
His wife’s niece was later “safely evacuated,” Wine told CNN after lawyers briefly admitted her to remove her.
Soldiers remain in the compound and the Ugandan military has a “history of defying court orders,” Musisi said. He added that they would petition the court for any soldier left to be held in contempt.
A Ugandan police spokesman said the officers who are still at Wine’s home will be leaving the property.
“We are a law-abiding institution and respect the Supreme Court’s ruling,” he told CNN on Monday.
Wine’s team will decide in the next 24 hours whether to appeal the results of the election. Wine’s team had hoped to make a decision earlier, but were unable to meet due to house arrest, Musisi added.
The deadline for this is on February 2.
Museveni’s senior press secretary, Don Wanyama, said on Saturday that Wine has no evidence of electoral fraud.
Uganda has lawsuits. Evidence of manipulation is being filed in court, not CNN, ”he added.