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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Registrar of the Court of Appeal has forwarded the file in which women opposition members under the Interparty Cooperation (IPC), challenged police brutality when they demonstrated against the Electoral Commission in 2010. The group petitioned the High Court accusing the police officers; Immaculate Mabuya …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court has granted bail to the Minister in charge of Karamoja Affairs Mary Gorreti Kitutu. Kitutu was granted cash bail of 10 Million Shillings after resubmitting fresh sureties after the previous ones were rejected by Chief Magistrate Joan Aciro. Kitutu’s lawyers Michael Wamasebu, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Karamoja Affairs Minister Mary Gorreti Kitutu has been denied bail by the Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala. The court on Wednesday presided over by the Chief Magistrate Joan Aciro has denied Kitutu bail on grounds that out of the four sureties she presented only …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Public Relations Officer in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions Jacquelyn Okui as said more suspects will be arraigned before the Anti-Corruption court in relation to the diversion of iron sheets. This follows criticisms from a section of the public who questioned …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Minister for Karamoja Affairs Mary Gorreti Kitutu has pleaded not guilty to charges related to the mismanagement of iron sheets intended for the Karamoja Community Empowerment Program. She is seeking bail at the Anti-Corruption Court were she was produced under tight security just after …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Judiciary has said that the new bail guidelines launched about a year ago to supplement the existing laws are yet to be fully implemented. In June last year, Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo issued the Constitution (Bail Guidelines for Courts of Judicature) Practice Directions …

Trump charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records, pleads not guilty Manhattan , USA | Xinhua |  Former U.S. President Donald Trump is charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records, the Manhattan district attorney said on Tuesday afternoon. Trump, who was arraigned at the Manhattan Criminal Court in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | For some, the sentences and penalties by Chief Magistrate Gladys Kamasanyu Musenze of the Standards Wildlife and Utilities Court are harsh and ruthless even for wildlife criminals like poachers and traffickers. But Kamasanyu is becoming a darling for those fighting Wildlife crime in the region …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Court has fined Warrant Officer David Okot sh5milllion after being found in unlawful possession of six ostrich eggs. The Standards, Wildlife, and Utilities Court Chief Magistrate Gladys Kamasanyu handed down the sentence on Thursday. Okot risks three years’ imprisonment once he fails to pay …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Guantanamo Bay inmate Jamal Kiyemba appeared before the International Crimes Division of the High Court in Kampala Tuesday on three terror-related charges. Kiyemba, also known as Abdullah or Tonny Kiyemba, was committed to the International Crimes Division by Buganda Road Court on one charge …