Uganda v Bizimana (HCT-00-CR-SC-0122 of 2005) (HCT-00-CR-SC-0122 of 2005)
Uganda v Bizimana (HCT-00-CR-SC-0122 of 2005) (HCT-00-CR-SC-0122 of 2005) [2006] UGHC 46 (16 January 2006)
The court found that Bizimana Jean Paul was a member of the gang that attacked Bwindi-Buhoma, based on his detailed extra-judicial statement and corroborating evidence from witnesses and investigators. The statement was deemed voluntary and reliable, not the product of torture or police coaching. The doctrine of common intention under Section 20 of the Penal Code Act applied, making the accused criminally liable for the murders committed by the gang, regardless of whether he personally killed any victim. The accused did not raise or prove compulsion under Section 14, and evidence showed he ha…
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- Murder
- Joint Criminal Enterprise
- Retracted Confession
- Sentencing Principles
- Mitigation Of Sentence
- Complicity