[UAH] Senior judges trade attacks

Shouldn't the police, ESO have investigated this judge?           Share Bookmark Print Rating By YASIIN MUGERWA Posted  Thursday, June 6  2013 at  01:00 In Summary Justice Choudry accuses Principal Judge Bamwine of having a hand in his woes. Justice Bamwine denies the allegations. SHARE THIS STORY Kampala The back-and-forth exchange between embattled High Court judge Anup Singh Choudry and Principal Judge Yorokam Bamwine is not about to cease after the former accused the latter of being worse than the "Black Mambas". In a May 22 letter, Justice Choudry, whom the Uganda Law Society (ULS) wants dismissed over alleged professional misconduct, accuses the principal judge of passing confidential information to ULS, which formed the basis of their petition against him. The law society in 2011 petitioned the Constitutional Court, saying Justice Choudry is unfit to be a judge having been found guilty of professional misconduct by the Law Society of England. ULS wants the court to order President Museveni to appoint a tribunal to investigate Justice Choudry as recommended by the Judicial Service Commission. But Justice Choudry now says Justice Bamwine has a hand in his woes. In his letter, Justice Choudry writes: "Whilst we have criticised the behaviour of the Black Mamba squad, such connivance from your office is equally worse because in either case, the independence of the Judiciary has been most significantly degraded and eroded." The Black Mamba—a paramilitary unit—stormed the High Court in Kampala on November 14, 2005 and rearrested 14 treason suspects, who had been granted bail. Among the suspects was opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye. The then Principal Judge James Ogoola described the raid as the "rape of the temple of justice". Justice Bamwine yesterday denied any wrongdoing and advised Justice Choudry to seek redress in courts of law or appeal to the Chief Justice and the President.