Oder v Uganda and Another
Oder v Uganda and Another (CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 022/2024) [2025] UGHC 144 (20 March 2025)
The court found that the charge sheet for incitement to violence was fatally defective for failing to specify the targeted group or class as required by Section 79 of the Penal Code Act, Cap. 128, resulting in a violation of the appellant's right to a fair hearing under Article 28 of the Constitution. Consequently, the conviction and sentence for incitement to violence were quashed. However, the court held that the evidence established beyond reasonable doubt that the appellant participated in an unlawful assembly which, though initially lawful, became unlawful due to the conduct of the parti…
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- Incitement To Violence
- Unlawful Assembly
- Plea Taking Procedure
- Identification Evidence
- Fair Hearing Rights