A newly appointed Magistrate in Uganda has been arrested for disguising as a woman to write Law examination for his girlfriend.
Ammaari Musa Semwogerere was also sacked after his arrest at the Ugandan Law Development Centre in Lira.
He was said to be promoted by the Ugandan Judicial Service Commission to the position of Magistrate Grade One on probation two weeks ago.
On Wednesday, July 26, 2023, Semwogerere, was caught red-handed while writing an examination for a his girlfriend, a Bar Course student identified as Irene Mutonyi.
The campus authorities reported the matter to the police and the suspect was arrested and charged with two counts of forgery, and a count of impersonation.
On Friday, July 28, 2023, he appeared before the Lira Chief Magistrate who remanded him to prison till August 3, 2023.
The Law Development Centre director, Frank Nigel Othembi in a statement, stated that 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.
The Judiciary thereby issued a statement terminating Semwogerere’s new appointment.
“The Judiciary would like to inform the general public that Semwogerere Ammaari Musa, one of the newly recruited Magistrate I (Grade1) will not be employed into the Judiciary Service,” the letter reads in part.
