COMMEMORATING HALF A DECADE OF THE HON. LADY JUSTICE JANE FRANCES ABODO’S EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP AS DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS INTRODUCTION Hon. Lady Justice Jane Frances Abodo is the first female Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). Before serving on the Bench, she was a Prosecutor in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) for…
In a historic moment for Uganda’s judicial system, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has today, the 25th day of October 2024, secured a groundbreaking 40-year prison sentence against former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) commander Thomas Kwoyelo. This sentence marks the first successful prosecution of international crimes within Uganda’s courts, addressing atrocities…
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions held it’s 7th Joan Kagezi Memorial Lecture at the Kololo Independence Grounds. The event was organized in honour the of the memory of the late Joan Kagezi, a respected and dedicated prosecutor who lost her life in the line of duty. The theme of the event was…
The mandate of the International Cooperation and Asset Recovery Department is to handle and coordinate Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance Requests. It establishes and maintains effective international and cross-border collaborations with stakeholders in investigations and prosecutions. This department is further mandated to introduce appropriate regulations for requisite cooperation requests. Under this department is the Asset Recovery Division whose mandate is to make acquisitive crime less attractive by depriving offenders and/or their beneficiaries of the benefits of crime.
The department is headed by Ms. Vicky Nabisenke – Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions (ADPP).
The Department of Inspections and Quality Assurance falls under the Directorate of Inspections, Quality Assurance, Research and Training.
This department’s main functions are; developing, enforcing, monitoring and assessing the institution’s ethical and professional codes of conduct in line with established international standards, monitoring and assessing implementation of performance standards, undertaking inspections, preparing and submitting inspection reports, and seeking action thereon, reviewing procedures that lead to delay in prosecution of cases, investigating public complaints against staff, and inspecting and implementing quality assurance over delegated prosecutors.
Routine inspections of ODPP stations and prosecution agencies with a delegated prosecutorial role all over the country are carried out by this department. The aim of the inspections is among others to monitor and evaluate the performance of staff, assess the working environment and its suitability for performance of staff, guide staff where there is need to improve on performance and meet stakeholders in the criminal justice system in order to get their feedback on staff performance. The department also conducts quality assurance with the view of creating cost efficiency.
The department is headed by Ms. Winfred Ahimbisibwe – Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions.
The Department of Research and Training is under the Directorate of Inspections, Quality Assurance, Research and Training.
It undertakes staff capacity enhancement and engages in research that supports ODPP operations given that training and research are an imperative part of prosecutorial growth. Through training, the department fosters critical thinking and analytical skills of prosecutors. Training is an antidote, and by it, Prosecutors are able to make legally proficient submissions. Furthermore, through training and research, the credibility of prosecutors is enhanced within the legal sector.
The department conducts legal research, research on crime trends and best practices. It collects and analyzes data on reported cases. It further carries out surveys to establish public perception on service delivery by the ODPP.
The department is headed by Mr. Badru Mulindwa – Principal Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions.
The mandate of the Asset Recovery Division (ARD) is to make acquisitive crime less attractive by depriving offenders and/or their beneficiaries of the benefits of crime.
The functions of the ARD are; to provide legal advice to investigating bodies and recovery agencies in asset recovery cases, prosecute asset recovery cases, enforce measures for recovery of proceeds of crime, pursue compensation for victims in successfully prosecuted cases, establish and maintain effective communication, coordination, collaborations and linkages with key stakeholders in asset recovery, initiate and provide strategies and guidelines for asset recovery and strengthen the internal asset recovery operational capacity of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
This division is headed by Ms. Annet Namatovu Ddungu – Chief State Attorney (CSA).
The mandate of the International Cooperation and Asset Recovery Department is to handle and coordinate Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance Requests. It establishes and maintains effective international and cross-border collaborations with stakeholders in investigations and prosecutions. This department is further mandated to introduce appropriate regulations for requisite cooperation requests. Under this department is the Asset Recovery Division whose mandate is to make acquisitive crime less attractive by depriving offenders and/or their beneficiaries of the benefits of crime.
The department is headed by Ms. Vicky Nabisenke – Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions (ADPP).
The International Crimes Department (ICD) under the Directorate of International Affairs conducts prosecution-led investigations in respect of and prosecutes international crimes including crimes against humanity, war crimes, terrorism, transnational organized crimes including trafficking in persons, drug trafficking and piracy. It is also actively involved in conducting stakeholder engagements and outreach programmes relating to international crimes.
Within the department is the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division which manages trafficking in persons’ cases.
The department is under the stewardship of Mr. Lino Anguzu – Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions (ADPP).
The International Crimes Department (ICD) under the Directorate of International Affairs conducts prosecution-led investigations in respect of and prosecutes international crimes including crimes against humanity, war crimes, terrorism, transnational organized crimes including trafficking in persons, drug trafficking and piracy. It is also actively involved in conducting stakeholder engagements and outreach programmes relating to international crimes.
Within the department is the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division which manages trafficking in persons’ cases.
The department is under the stewardship of Mr. Lino Anguzu – Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions (ADPP).
The Department of Information and Communication Technology is under the Directorate of Management Support Services.
This department is mandated to equip all ODPP offices with ICT facilities, link ODPP offices to ICT infrastructure, introduce the ODPP Prosecution Case Management Information System (PROCAMIS) and E-Services to all ODPP offices, train the end users on IT systems and services, maintain ICT Infrastructure, hardware and software, integrate PROCAMIS with the Management Information Systems of other Criminal Justice Institutions, monitor and evaluate ICT capital works, and equip all ODPP offices with CCTV systems.
The Department of Information and Communication Technology is headed by Mr. Julius Torach – Commissioner ICT.
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