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Attorney General v Major General David Tinyefuza (Constitutional Appeal 1 of 1997)

Citation: [1998] UGSC 34 Court: Supreme Court Decided: 28 January 1998 Jurisdiction: Uganda
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A military officer can be removed only for cause under the governing statute; presidential prerogative cannot extinguish vested rights, and the appeal was allowed.

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