Tag Archives: DPP

Kiryandongo, Uganda | URN | Plea-bargaining sessions in Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement should be held four times a year instead of twice to help clear the growing backlog of criminal cases and bring justice closer to refugees, the Director of Public Prosecutions has said. DPP Lino Anguzu made the call on …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Director of Public Prosecutions has been ordered to disclose the exhibits it intends to rely on in the trial of nine Finance Ministry and Bank of Uganda officials accused of manipulating government payment systems in a scheme that allegedly caused losses of about Shs60 …

  Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has committed a former UPDF soldier, Michael Katungi Mpeirwe, to Luzira prison pending a decision by the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs on his extradition to the United States of America. Katungi is “wanted” in the US to …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | A group of 18 Ugandan lawyers has asked the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to suspend the treason trial of opposition politician Dr. Kizza Besigye and his co-accused, Hajj Obeid Lutale, arguing that the prosecution proceeded despite unresolved concerns over the accused’s constitutional right to …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has asked the High Court Criminal Division to deny bail to People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) president Erias Lukwago, arguing that his release could jeopardise his trial because of his political influence, the gravity of the charges against him …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | A file on former Speaker Anita Among has reportedly been forwarded to the Directorate of Public Prosecutions for review as part of the ongoing corruption investigations at Parliament and other government agencies. A multi-agency corruption probe launched two months ago has zeroed in on Parliament, …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Exiled Uganda Law Society President, Isaac Ssemakadde, has written to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Lino Anguzu, complaining about what he described as politically motivated charges against Advocate Erias Lukwago. The letter, copied to the Chief Justice, the Attorney General, and the East African …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Using unusually tough language, the Supreme Court has criticized the Director of Public Prosecution-DPP, who is responsible for all criminal prosecutions in the country for not taking the job seriously. The Supreme Court’s ruling that upheld the conviction and sentencing of an aggravated child defiler communicated …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Uganda Police Force has completed investigations into the Ggaba kindergarten killing case and submitted the file of charges against Christopher Okello Onyum, the murder suspect, to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) for perusal and guidance before he is arraigned in court. Addressing Journalists …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has filed fresh charges of publishing fake news against jailed lawyer Male Mabirizi, shortly after withdrawing earlier charges under the now-nullified Computer Misuse Act. Mabirizi was on Wednesday produced before Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court on a production …