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@kfm Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:16:17

Portuguese national facing aggravated trafficking further remanded

Portuguese national Mr. Carlos Alberto De Almeida E Costa has been further remanded to Luzira Government Prison for failing to pay the Shs30 million compensation to a victim of sexual exploitation, as part of a plea bargain. He has been further remanded by High Court Anti-corruption Division Judge Andrew Bashaija. Carlos, a resident of Busibante village in Kira Division, has spent four years in jail on charges relating to the sexual exploitation of a minor. However, through his lawyer, Anguallia Daniel, Carlos asked the court to consider him for the judiciary’s plea-bargain program, wherein suspects spare the court’s resources by pleading guilty to offenses in exchange for lighter punishments. Carlos entered an agreement with the prosecution on such terms that […]

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