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Male Mabirizi v Attorney General (Constitutional Petition No. 21 of 2014)

Citation: [2020] UGCC 15 Court: Constitutional Court Decided: 16 January 2020 Jurisdiction: Uganda

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Held that the DPP alone may discontinue proceedings and cannot be coerced; continuing a trial while a discontinuance request is pending breaches no constitutional right.

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