Turkish authorities have released a Ugandan opposition supporter suspected of spreading rumors that President Yoweri Museveni had died earlier this year.

Fred Lumbuye had been held at the Kocaeli Foreigners Detention Centre in Turkey since early August.

Kyadondo East legislator Muwadda Nkunyingi, the shadow minister for Foreign Affairs, said Turkey informed the legal team defending him of his release.

“I have talked to him, and he is at his home in Istanbul, Turkey. He is in good spirits and happy to be back home,” said Nkunyingi, who was part of the legal team that had challenged his detention.

According to Nkunyingi,  Lumbuye was arrested over immigration issues and accusations of inciting violence among the Ugandans in Turkey.

Turkish authorities said Lumbuye was held on charges of an expired visa and overstay in the country.