Nobody goes to prison in Uganda any more, they’re all on bail pending appeal
Doesn’t a legal maxim say that it is better to set 10 guilty men free than to convict one innocent fellow? Ugandan judges seem to obey this principle to the letter; even after convicting a guilty guy, set him free rather than er...convict the ones who have not been charged. ILLUSTRATION | JOHN NYAGAH | NMG
Ugandan judges are the kindest in the world. God bless their merciful hearts!
Even when the usually lousy prosecution secures a conviction against you, especially if you have stolen a big sum of public funds, they still grant you bail “pending appeal.”
