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HC: International Crimes Division (Uganda)

The International Crimes Division is a special Division of High Court of Uganda which was established in July 2008. Hon. Justice James Ogoola a Principal Judge of the High Court as he then was pursuant to Article 141 of the constitution of the Republic of Uganda 1995 established War Crimes Division (now THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMES DIVISION OF THE HIGH COURT).

Considering the civil wars and a series of other internal conflicts, which Uganda has experienced in the recent past, it decided to establish the ICD to try the perpetrators of war crimes and crimes against humanity including commanders of the LRA and other rebel groups.

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January 2020
Ahamad Ssebuwufu v Uganda (HCT-OO-ICD-CM-0021-2019) [2020] UGHCICD 1 (8 January 2020)
Applicant charged with terrorism granted bail on stringent conditions after residence and sureties were satisfactorily proven.
Bail pending trial; Article 23(6)(a) Constitution; presumption of innocence (Article 28(3)(a)); Trial on Indictment Act s.14(1) and s.15(1); proof of fixed place of abode (LC1 letter and land title); sufficiency of sureties; gravity of terrorism charges not alone grounds to refuse bail.
 8 January 2020