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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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September 2015
Uganda v Nalumansi & Ors (HCT-00-AC-SC 1 of 2015) [2015] UGHCACD 19 (25 September 2015)
Failure to prove causation or knowledge under section 20(1) of the Anti‑Corruption Act resulted in acquittal of the accused.
Criminal law – Cause of financial loss under s.20(1) Anti‑Corruption Act; elements: employment, loss, causation, knowledge; bank verification procedures; supervisor's obligation to physically view customer; sufficiency of evidence (CCTV and account opening records).
 25 September 2015
Uganda v Kasozi & Ors (CR-CS 75 of 2010) [2015] UGHCACD 17 (9 September 2015)
Acquittal where prosecution failed to prove embezzlement or financial loss due to missing primary accounting evidence.
* Criminal law – Embezzlement – Elements: employment by public body, fraudulent appropriation, by virtue of work – burden of proof beyond reasonable doubt. * Criminal law – Causing financial loss – Elements: act/omission, actual loss to government, knowledge or constructive knowledge – proof required. * Evidence – Missing primary accounting documents and absence of direct transactional proof undermining prosecution’s case. * Forensic and handwriting evidence – absence of positive linkage to accused weakens attribution of wrongdoing.
 9 September 2015