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@kfm Wed, 24 Jan 2024 07:27:12

DPP takes over Bitature, wife criminal proceedings

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Jane Frances Abodo, has taken over the criminal proceedings against businessman Patrick Bitature and his wife Carol Bitature. This move comes after a private prosecution initiated by Kirunda & Company Advocates. In a letter dated January 23, 2024, Buganda Road Resident Chief State Attorney Joan Keko, acting on behalf of the DPP, confirmed the government’s interest in pursuing the case. This follows criminal summons issued on January 22, 2024, requiring the couple to appear in court on February 6, 2024, to answer seven counts of conspiring to defraud over $26 million from South African money lender Vantage Mezzanine Fund 11 Partnership. The summons stem from an order by Kampala High Court Judge Rosette Kania […]

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