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Six new charges slapped against former deputy RCC Burora

Six new charges slapped against former deputy RCC Burora

Rédaction Africa Links 24 with Uganda Monitor
Published on 2024-07-12 15:25:49

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has slapped six new charges against the embattled former Rubaga Deputy Resident City Commissioner (RCC) Herbert Anderson Burora.

In addition to the initial two charges of hate speech and malicious information, prosecution Friday added three charges on each count, totaling eight.

The accusations are contrary to the Computer Misuse Act.

Burora’s lawyers previously challenged the legality of the charge sheet which they said was defective, reasoning that it did not mention the exact words that were said to…

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