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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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June 2020
Busale Oben alias Tumwesigye v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 28 of 2019) [2020] UGHCACD 2 (29 June 2020)
Appeal against convictions dismissed; identification and corroboration upheld; sentence adjusted to credit remand time.
Criminal law – personation of public officer and obtaining money by false pretences – identification at scene – corroboration by vehicle description and conduct; hearsay evidence severable. Evidence – direct and circumstantial evidence evaluated together; credibility findings of trial court upheld on appeal. Constitutional law – Article 23(B) – remand time must be credited when imposing sentence.
 29 June 2020
Uganda v Namiro (Criminal Appeal No. 16 of 2019) [2020] UGHCACD 7 (8 June 2020)
Section 11(1) permits abuse of office liability where third parties, not only the employer, are prejudiced; influence‑peddling conviction quashed.
Anti‑Corruption Act 2009 s.11(1) – Abuse of office – "prejudicial to the interests of his or her employer or any other person" means prejudice to third parties is actionable; Land law – failure to follow Land Act procedures for conversion to freehold – deprivation of statutory notice/hearing prejudices third‑party interests; Influence peddling (s.8) – offence targets the person who acts because of improper influence, not the person exerting influence; conviction of the influencer under s.8 is unsustainable.
 8 June 2020