The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has issued an order directing the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) to arrest Uganda Law Society President Isaac Ssemakadde from whichever country he is hiding and bring him back home to face trial on charges of insulting the modesty of a woman, particularly the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), […]
The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates’ Court has issued a warrant of arrest against the Uganda Law Society (ULS) President Isaac Ssemakadde on charges of insulting the modesty of a woman, particularly the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Jane Frances Abodo. The warrant of arrest was issued on Monday by the Court, presided over by […]
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Jane Frances Abodo, has issued a circular to all prosecutors with guidance on implementing the Supreme Court’s judgment that prohibits the trial of civilians in military courts. According to Circular No. 1/2025, the Supreme Court’s ruling, delivered on January 31, 2025, mandates that all charges, ongoing criminal trials, and […]
The Director of Public Prosecutions, Jane Frances Abodo has withdrawn charges of inciting violence against businessman and politician Abdul Kiyimba and his son Hamuza Kiyimba before the Law Development Center Court. The allegations against Kiyimba the former Mayor of Kyengera Town Council were that on November 24, 2023 at Gadaffi Mosque Old Kampala Parish Central […]
The Head of the Police Criminal Investigations Department, Major Tom Magambo has revealed that they have what he describes as “very good leads” to who paid the killers of former Senior State Attorney Joan Kagezi Namazzi. Assassins gunned down Joan Kagezi nine years ago. Without revealing further details, Magambo told the Seventh Joan Kagezi Memorial […]
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has sanctioned charges of corruption and conspiracy to commit a felony against Karamoja Affairs Minister Kitutu Mary Goretti Kimono for diverting iron sheets meant for the Karamoja Community Empowerment Programme. The DPP Jane Frances Abodo has consented to the charges. The Police have been directed to […]