Dpp Employee Sentenced For Corruption Tendencies
June 29, 2016
Mugisha Fred is an employee of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions in the capacity of State Attorney, attached to the Office of the Resident State Attorney, Kiboga district.
He was charged with Soliciting and Receiving Gratification contrary to Sections 2(a) and 26(1) of the Anti – Corruption Act.
It was alleged under the first count that between 16th October and 3rd December 2013 while at Kiboga Chief Magistrates Court, Mugisha Fred corruptly solicited for gratification of Ug. shs. 400,000/= from Abdu Kintu as an inducement or promise to help secure bail for Kavuma Jamiru, a brother to Abdul Kintu in respect of Criminal Case No. KBG- 01- CO 675/2013 where Nyiraneza Florence, Baguma Robert and Kavuma Jamiru were jointly charged with Threatening Violence and Forcible entry, a case file Mugisha Fred was prosecuting.
In the second count, it was alleged that on 3rd December 2013 while at Kiboga Chief Magistrates Court, Mugisha Fred, corruptly received gratification of Ug. shs. 400,000/= from Abdu Kintu as an inducement or promise to help secure bail for his brother Kavuma Jamiru in respect of Criminal Case No. KBG- 01- CO 675/2013 where Nyiraneza Florence, Baguma Robert and Kavuma Jamiru are jointly charged with Threatening Violence and Forcible Entry, which Mugisha Fred was prosecuting.
On Friday June 24, 2016, Court delivered its judgment in which it convicted the accused on both two counts of soliciting and receiving gratification upon full trial.
He was sentenced to 6 months for count 1 and One year for count 11. The sentences were to run concurrently. There is no option of a fine.
Once the signed copy of the judgment has been received, the Director of Public Prosecutions will be informed to forward the Convicts name to the Public Service Commission for dismissal pursuant to Section 48 of the Anti – Corruption Act.