King Charles Mumbere charged with murder

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King Charles Mumbere and His Queen

The king of a region in Uganda has been charged with murder after clashes with security forces over the weekend in which at least 62 people were killed.

Charles Mumbere was detained after government forces raided his palace in the Rwenzururu region on Saturday.

The authorities accuse him of launching a secessionist movement to create a new state, to be called Yiira.

The murder charges relate to the killing of a police officer in March, not to the unrest over the weekend.

King Charles has denied any involvement in the violence. At least 14 police officers and 41 militants died in the clashes in Kasese district.

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