Omiat v Uganda
Omiat v Uganda (Criminal Miscellaneous Application 71 of 2024) [2025] UGHC 225 (14 April 2025)
The court held that although the applicant demonstrated a fixed place of abode and presented substantial sureties, the gravity of the offence, the applicant's age, and allegations of prior threats to the deceased and his family created a real possibility of interference with prosecution witnesses. The court emphasized that the applicant failed to satisfy the requirement that he would not interfere with witnesses if released on bail. The absence of opposition from the respondent did not relieve the applicant of the burden to prove entitlement to bail. The interest of justice, therefore, requir…
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- Bail Application
- Murder Charge
- Arson Charge
- Presumption Of Innocence