Arrests Carried Out At Mbarara High Court And Rubirizi Police Station
March 19, 2014
On 17th March 2013, the Inspectorate of Government, Mbarara Regional Office received a complaint about alleged solicitation for a bribe by a Mr. Hamudan Muusa, the acting Office Supervisor, Mbarara High Court. Mr. Muusa allegedly asked for the money to help the complainant get a production warrant in the matter of an appeal case by a one Nanteeza Winnie who was convicted and is now serving her sentence.
Mr. Muusa had initially requested for Ush 200,000/- but later asked for a down payment of Ushs 50,000/-. He was arrested on 18th March 2014, and will appear in court on 20th March 2014.
In another incident, the officers of the Inspectorate of Government, Mbarara Regional Office arrested, D/SGT Busingye who is a CID officer at Rubirizi Police Station, as well as a court prosecutor attached to Ndyekye Magistrate’s Court in Rubirizi District for soliciting a bribe of Ushs 150,000/-.
D/SGT was instructed to arrest the LC2 Chairperson for failure to provide the complainant with the proceedings of the LC court to enable him appeal at the Magistrates court. He allegedly asked for Ushs 150,000/- from the complainant to carry out the arrest.
He is also set to appear in court on 20th March 2014.