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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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Plot 8 Mabua Road, Kololo, Kampala- Uganda.

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October 2015
Odama & Anor v Uganda (HCT-00-CN 17 of 2015) [2015] UGHCACD 15 (6 October 2015) Appellants acquitted of conspiracy for lack of proof; second appellant’s personation conviction upheld and sentence reduced to 10 months. * Criminal law – Conspiracy to commit a misdemeanor – requirement of proof of agreement; circumstantial evidence must exclude innocence. * Evidence – uncorroborated/uncertain telephone records insufficient to link an accused without proof of participation. * Criminal law – Personation of public officer – attendance at arranged meeting and phone/transfer evidence may sustain conviction. * Sentencing – concurrent/aggregate sentence reconsidered where convictions partly quashed.	6 October 2015

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October 2015

Odama & Anor v Uganda (HCT-00-CN 17 of 2015) [2015] UGHCACD 15 (6 October 2015)

Appellants acquitted of conspiracy for lack of proof; second appellant’s personation conviction upheld and sentence reduced to 10 months.

* Criminal law – Conspiracy to commit a misdemeanor – requirement of proof of agreement; circumstantial evidence must exclude innocence. * Evidence – uncorroborated/uncertain telephone records insufficient to link an accused without proof of participation. * Criminal law – Personation of public officer – attendance at arranged meeting and phone/transfer evidence may sustain conviction. * Sentencing – concurrent/aggregate sentence reconsidered where convictions partly quashed.

6 October 2015