Magistrate gets arrested for disguising himself as woman to sit for law exams for girlfriend 

Magistrate gets arrested for disguising himself as woman to sit for law exams for girlfriend 

Law Development Centre (LDC) Lira, Uganda has arrested one young magistrate for appearing as a woman to write exams for his girlfriend.

Reports by local media indicate the magistrate, Musa Semwogerere, was promoted “on June 12, 2023 by the Judicial Service Commission alongside 86 other persons to the position of Magistrate Grade One on probation”.

The LDC caught Semwogerere in action on Friday, July 28, 2023 while sitting the law exams for his girlfriend, Irene Mutonyi.

“We reported the matter to the Police and he has been charged with two counts of uttering a false document contrary to Section 351 of the Penal Code Act and Impersonation contrary to Section 381 of the Penal Code Act and remanded to prison till August, 3, 2023. We will ensure that this case is prosecuted fully to its conclusion, including all other culpable persons”, LDC director, Frank Nigel Othembi said in a statement.

Othembi added: “LDC is currently conducting final written examinations across all its three Campuses- Kampala, Lira and Mbarara. LDC does not condone any act of examination malpractice. We will continue with our zero tolerance policy towards any such conduct”.