By Spy Uganda
Masindi District Resident State Attorney, Bwiso Bwogere Charles has been charged over corruption and bribery-TheSpy Uganda reports.Â
Bwiso was arraigned before the Anti Corruption Court following his arrest by operatives from the State House Anti Corruption Unit-SHACU and charged for soliciting a bribe of UGX1.5 to bury a defilement case.
55 year old Bwogere was jointly charged with 42 year sergeant Kunihira Rehema, a police officer attached to Masindi Police barracks.
Appearing before chief Magistrate Joan Aciro, the duo denied the said offences.
Prosecution states that the suspects on the 10th of March at Masindi town in Masindi district ,being employed as Government officials in their respective positions and in performing of their public duties accepted one million from relatives of a suspect in a defilement case to have it closed.
The Anti Corruption Unit team was alerted about the saga and the two were arrested when receiving the said bribe.
Meanwhile, Court released them on a 600,000 cash bail and ordered them to return to court on the 13/4/2022.
