Uganda v Nakazzi (HCT-00-ICD-CR-SC 21 of 2022)
Uganda v Nakazzi (HCT-00-ICD-CR-SC 21 of 2022) [2023] UGHCICD 16 (20 March 2023)
The court found that the prosecution's disclosed evidence, including witness statements and medical reports, was sufficient to establish substantial grounds to believe that the accused, Nakazzi Miriat, committed the offence of aggravated trafficking in children. The victim was seventeen years old, recruited and harboured by the accused, and subjected to sexual exploitation, harmful child labour, and servitude. The court held that, at pre-trial, the evidential burden is not to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt but to show strong and concrete grounds for belief. The accused's arguments regard…
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- Aggravated Trafficking In Children
- Sexual Exploitation
- Child Labour
- Servitude