Oryem v Uganda
Oryem v Uganda (Criminal Miscellaneous Application 74 of 2023) [2024] UGHC 104 (21 March 2024)
The court held that the applicant failed to demonstrate any material change in circumstances since the previous bail application was dismissed. The grounds advanced in the present application were substantially the same as those previously considered and rejected. The seriousness of the offences, the lack of proof of exceptional circumstances, and the risk of absconding remain unchanged. The court found that, in the absence of new facts or a substantial change in the situation, entertaining a successive bail application would amount to an impermissible review of the earlier decision, which is…
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- Bail Pending Trial
- Successive Bail Applications
- Exceptional Circumstances
- Aggravated Robbery
- Malicious Damage To Property