Troubled Weightlifter Julius Ssekitoleko released without charge after nearly six days in detention.
It’s not yet clear if Ugandan authorities succumbed to pressure by Ugandans on social media calling for the immediate release of Ssekitoleko. #POATVUganda
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Troubled Weightlifter Julius Ssekitoleko has been released after nearly six days in detention.
Ssekitoleko was arrested on return from Tokyo (Japan) where he allegedly disappeared from Olympic training camp.
No clear charge has been preferred against him.
Julius Ssekitoleko, made headlines last week after it was reported that he had disappeared from the Ugandan team's training site in Izumisano, a city in Osaka. It is still unclear how exactly Ssekitoleko made it to the training camp in the first place, given that he had failed to qualify for the Olympics.
Once it became clear that he could not participate, he had been expected to return to Uganda. Instead, he fled, and police tracked him down a few days later, according to Uganda's Criminal Investigations Directorate.
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