Oc Ciid Koome Police Station Convicted
Sept. 26, 2016
Magistrate Patricia Amoko on Friday 23rd September 2016, convicted Birende Hamza OC CIID, Koome police station for Corruptly receiving a gratification of Ushs 2,000,000. The IG arrested D/SGT Birenda Hamza in April 2015 following a complaint that we was soliciting for 2,000,000/- as an inducement or promise to help Turyahabwe Godfrey to secure release of his employees from police custody. He was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment or payment of a fine of 4,000,000/=. However, by today Monday 26th September 2016, he had not paid the fine, and thus is still in Custody.
He was however acquitted on count 1 of corruptly soliciting 2,000,000/- on the grounds that prosecution did not have sufficient evidence to prove the soliciting.
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