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Akankwasa Damian v Uganda
Akankwasa Damian v Uganda [2012] UGSC 4 (26 April 2012)
The Supreme Court found that the applicant failed to demonstrate a likelihood of success on appeal or that he would suffer irreparable injury if the stay was not granted. The offences with which the applicant was charged—causing financial loss and illicit enrichment—were criminal offences at the time of the alleged acts under the repealed Penal Code Act, and the Anti Corruption Act was a reenactment rather than a substantive change. The difference in penalties was not material to the constitutional issues raised. The Constitutional Court's reasoning that the relevant constitutional protection…
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- Stay Of Execution
- Illicit Enrichment
- Causing Financial Loss
- Retrospective Criminal Law
- Right To Property
- Right To Fair Trial