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State Attorney charged with soliciting Shs100m in land deal

A corruption scandal has rocked the Ministry of Justice, with a state attorney charged and remanded to Luzira Prison for allegedly soliciting a bribe of Shs 100 million from a litigant involved in a land dispute.

Mr Sam Tusubira, 33, a state attorney at the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, was arraigned before the Anti-Corruption

Court today, presided over by Grade One Magistrate Ms Esther Asiimwe, who read the corruption charges against him. He denied the sixteen charges and was advised to apply for bail.

Through his lawyers, Mr Tusubira applied for temporary release, arguing that the offences are bailable, he has substantial sureties, he has a fixed place of residence, and he is presumed innocent until proven guilty. However, he was remanded to Luzira Prison pending the state’s response to his bail application.

According to the prosecution, on October 21, 2023, in Kampala City, Mr Tusubira, while employed as a state attorney, solicited Shs2 million from Ronald Yawe as facilitation to handle and manage HCCS No. 0184 of 2023. It is further alleged that he accepted Shs1.02 million from Mr Yawe as gratification for managing his file.