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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Judgment date
August 2024
The applicant's bail was denied due to significant flight risk and inadequate substantial sureties amid multiple serious charges.
Bail — Trial on Indictments Act s.15(4) — fixed place of abode; admissibility of electronic records (Electronic Transactions Act); substantial sureties; prior bail compliance; multiplicity of pending charges and flight risk — stringent conditions required; bail refused for insufficient sureties and security.
20 August 2024

 

5 August 2024