Civil society calls for zero tolerance and non selective prosecution in CHOGM scandal

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Civil Society held a press conference through which its position on those implicated in the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting (CHOGM) was communicated. In a statement read by the Anti Corruption Coalition Uganda (ACCU) this morning at Hotel Africana, Civil Society including the Uganda National NGO Forum, Advocates for Coalition in Development (ACODE), Uganda Debt Network and Forum for Women in Democracy (FOWODE) requested the judiciary to avoid selective prosecution and expeditiously handle all corruption related cases including CHOGM, GAVI, Junk helicopters, Oil, Nsimbe and Temangalo sagas among many others. 

Although they commended the holding of the former vice president and the issuing of court summons to three other top government officials, there was concern on why so many others including Amama Mbabazi, Serapio Rukundo, Hope Mwesigye and Isaac Musumba have been left out. The Civil Society also added their voice to that of legislators demanding for immediate censorship of all government officials implicated in the reports of the Inspector General of Government and Parliamentary Public Account Committee. There was a general appeal to the President to rule that the reports be fully implemented and upon trial and conviction all those found culpable refund their loot with an interest. 

The public was urged to desist from turning the corruption fight into political or religious battles but rather treat it as a national cancer that affects each one equally. Additionally the leaders were requested to work towards regaining public trust and desisting from undue interference of the legal process as it erodes zero tolerance on corruption. 

This statement comes after recent developments in the anti corruption court which saw the former vice president of Uganda remanded in Luzira for allegedly awarding shs 9.4 bn to motorcare company for the supply of luxury vehicles during CHOGM. 

Full details of the press release can be found below and downloaded from www.fowode.org


By Carol Namagembe, Communications Officer FOWODE
Location: Kampala, Uganda

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