A leader of an Ugandan tribe has come back to his home and received a warm welcome, seven years after many people were killed when the police attacked his palace.
Happy people gathered along the roads of Kasese to welcome Charles Wesley Mumbere, the king of Rwenzururu.
In 2016, he was accused of leading a group of armed people from his home in order to separate and form a new country.
The Ugandan government claims that slightly more than 100 people died during the police operation, but human rights organizations argue that the actual number of deaths is much higher.
King Mumbere and many other people were accused of serious crimes like treason, murder, and terrorism. But the prosecutors decided to not continue with the case when they requested amnesty.
The Rwenzururu kingdom is made up of Bakonzo people. They have a past of wanting to separate from Uganda and have had ongoing tensions with the government.
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