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Former police officer Agasiirwe and co-accused committed to High Court over Joan Kagezi murder

Justice & Court Rulings Single source Kampala Dec 2025 (day not reported) Severity: 1/5

According to The Observer, the Nakawa Chief Magistrate's Court committed former senior police officer Nickson Agasiirwe Karuhanga and a co-accused to the High Court for trial over the 2015 killing of senior prosecutor Joan Kagezi, after the state said investigations were complete. Prosecutors, who said the DPP sanctioned the indictment on 15 December 2025, allege Agasiirwe provided weapons and funding and concealed the murder weapon; both accused were remanded to Luzira Prison.

Single source: Reported by one outlet; not yet independently confirmed.

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