“The Court found that freedom of personal freedom is very important so that it should not be restricted casually or indefinitely,” George Musisi told CNN by telephone.
Judge Michael Elubu, who heads the court’s civil division, said that if the government had evidence against Wine, he should be charged in court and not “unjustly detained in his home,” according to Musisi.
Wine, a popular singer, was the main opposition leader in the presidential elections held on January 14 and his home has been surrounded by military and police officers since the end of the elections.
Uganda’s former leader, President Yoweri Museveni, was declared the winner of the elections for a record sixth term by the country’s electoral commission.
Wine rejects 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 his 18-month-old niece without food.
His wife’s niece was later “safely evacuated”. Wine told CNN after lawyers were allowed to remove it for a brief period.
Soldiers remain at the compound and Ugandan military personnel have a “history of defying court orders,” said Musisi. He added that they would submit a petition to the court for each soldier who has not yet been arrested.
A spokesman for the Uganda Police Force said police officers who are still at Wine’s home will vacate the premises.
“We are an institution that complies with the law and we respect the Supreme Court’s decision,” he told CNN on Monday.
Wine’s team will decide within the next 24 hours whether to appeal the election results. Wine’s team hoped to decide earlier, but were unable to meet because of house arrest, Musisi added.
The deadline for this is February 2nd.
Museveni’s senior press secretary Don Wanyama said on Saturday that Wine has no evidence of electoral fraud.
“Uganda has lawsuits. Evidence of fraud is presented to the courts, not CNN,” he added.