Supreme Court upholds defilement conviction and rebukes DPP for failing to file submissions

A five-justice panel of the Supreme Court upheld a 28-year sentence for aggravated defilement and, according to Uganda Radio Network, criticised the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions for not filing written submissions despite being directed to do so by 15 April 2025. The justices said such conduct by government offices was a disservice to the judicial process and the rule of law.