Magistrate nabbed for disguising as woman to write Law exams for his girlfriend

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Monday, July 31st, 2023

A newly appointed magistrate in Uganda has been arrested for allegedly impersonating a woman to sit for law exams on behalf of his girlfriend.
The matter was immediately reported to the police, leading to Semwogerere’s arrest and subsequent charging with two counts of forgery.

Othembi said;

“We reported the matter to the Police and he has been charged with two counts of uttering a false document contrary to Section 351 of the Penal Code Act and Impersonation contrary to Section 381 of the Penal Code Act and remanded to prison till August, 3, 2023. We will ensure that this case is prosecuted fully to its conclusion, including all other culpable persons.

“LDC is currently conducting final written examinations across all its three Campuses- Kampala, Lira and Mbarara. LDC does not condone any act of examination malpractice.
We will continue with our zero tolerance policy towards any such conduct.”

However, in light of the grave misconduct, the Judiciary confirmed that Semwogerere’s appointment would be revoked.

“Semwogerere Ammaari Musa was appointed a judicial officer on June 12, 2023 by the Judicial Service Commission alongside 86 other persons to the position of Magistrate Grade One on probation. According to the Chief Registrar, Her Worship Sarah Langa Siu, the Judiciary is finalizing the appointment process of the said officers after which they will be sworn,” the judiciary said.

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