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HC: Anti corruption Division (Uganda)

 The Anti-corruption Division of the High court  was established in July 2008 by the Judiciary as a specialized Division to adjudicate corruption and corruption related cases. The Division commenced hearing cases in December 2008. 

The Establishment of the ACD was a deliberate step by the Judiciary, in response to demands by Government and other institutions engaged in fighting corruption, to take drastic action against the corrupt by strengthening the adjudicatory mechanism for fighting corruption.

The Principal Judge administratively set up the ACD, as a specialized Division of the High Court to adjudicate corruption cases. The Chief Justice would like to formally establish the ACD through a Practice Direction.

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April 2013
Uganda v Keba Isaac (HCT-00-AC-SC 22 of 2012) [2013] UGHCACD 7 (25 April 2013)
Branch accountant convicted of embezzlement and uttering false bank statements; acquitted of forgery; imprisoned and ordered to repay funds.
Embezzlement by employee – breach of trust, missing receipts and delayed bankings as circumstantial proof of theft Forgery – distinction between making a false document and proving authorship Uttering false documents – liability where accused knowingly transmits forged bank statements to employer Circumstantial evidence – must be incompatible with innocence and exclude reasonable alternative hypotheses Sentence – custodial term and restitution appropriate for serious breach of fiduciary duty
 25 April 2013
Uganda v Nsubuga & 3 Ors (HCT-00-AC-SC 84 of 2012) [2013] UGHCACD 12 (3 April 2013)
Prosecution proved unauthorized access, electronic fraud and use of spyware by two accused; two others acquitted; duty‑evasion not proved.
Computer misuse – warrantless seizure and forensic imaging – exigent circumstances exception to statutory warrant requirement; Electronic evidence – forensic imaging (EnCase) admissibility and chain of custody; Cyber offences – unauthorized use/interception, electronic fraud, unauthorized access/modification, possession/procurement of spyware; Customs law – unauthorized access to customs computerized system; Proof of loss and knowledge – requirements for fraudulent evasion of duty; Duplicity – single transaction doctrine; Indictment – DPP’s authorised signatory and post‑plea amendment.
 3 April 2013