Charles Onyango and Anor v Attorney General
Charles Onyango and Anor v Attorney General (Constitutional Petition No. 15 of 1997) [1997] UGCC 7 (14 December 1997)
The court found that the petition was directly related to the criminal charges pending against the petitioners, as it sought to challenge the constitutionality of the prosecution and to obtain an order releasing the petitioners from the criminal proceedings. The court determined that the petition was brought as a means to circumvent or pre-empt the ongoing criminal prosecution. Relying on precedent, the court held that where criminal proceedings are pending in another court and a constitutional petition is brought in respect of the same matter, the petition should be stayed until the criminal…
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- Freedom Of Expression
- Prosecution Of False News
- Constitutional Jurisdiction
- Stay Of Proceedings