How Magistrate Disguised To Write Law Exam For His Girlfriend | READ MORE
How Magistrate Disguised To Write Law Exam For His Girlfriend | READ MORE
One Ammaari Musa Semwogerere, who was appointed two weeks ago as a Magistrate in Uganda, has landed himself in trouble for the sake of his girlfriend.
Semwogerere was on Monday, July 26, caught red handed sitting for an examination for his girlfriend, Irene Mutonyi, while being disguised as a woman at the Law Development Centre (LDC) Lira campus, Uganda.
According to local media, Semwogerere was promoted by the Judicial Service Commission to the position of Magistrate Grade One on probation two weeks ago.
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Authorities at the campus reported the matter to the police and the suspect was arrested and charged with two counts of forgery, and impersonation.
He was arraigned on Friday, July 28, before the Lira Chief Magistrate who remanded him to prison till August 3, 2023.
LDC director, Frank Nigel Othembi in a statement, said Semwogerere’s offense was in contravention of Section 351 of the Penal Code Act and Impersonation contrary to Section 381 of the Penal Code Act.
Following the incident, the Judiciary issued a statement terminating Semwogerere’s new appointment.
“The Judiciary would like to inform the general public that Mr. Semwogerere Ammaari Musa, one of the newly recruited Magistrates I will not be employed into the Judiciary Service,” the letter reads in part.
