Petition against bail rules has no merit, says AG
Uganda, Nov. 26 -- The Attorney General (AG) has asked the Constitutional Court to dismiss a petition in which a city lawyer is challenging the Judiciary's bail guidelines, citing lack of merit.
Mr Steven Kalali is challenging the new bail guidelines that were issued in June by Chief Justice (CJ) Alfonse Owiny-Dollo.
He accuses the CJ of abusing administrative powers, saying this should have been Parliament's role since the latter has the constitutional mandate to set laws.
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But the AG says the petition raises no issues for constitutional interpretation and that the court shoul...
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