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Major General David Tinyefuza v Attorney General (Constitutional Petition No. 1 of 1996)

Citation: [1997] UGCC 2 Court: Constitutional Court Decided: 5 March 1997 Jurisdiction: Uganda

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Held that section 121 Evidence Act state-privilege is inconsistent with the Article 41 right of access to information, and the right to fair hearing under Article 44 is non-derogable.

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