MR. LINO ANGUZU
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS
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MR. LINO ANGUZU, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS
Mr. Lino Anguzu is the
Director of Public Prosecutions of Uganda. He assumed this office on November
18, 2025. As the head of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
(ODPP), Mr. Lino Anguzu is responsible for directing, controlling, and
supervising criminal prosecutions across the country, and leading the ODPP.
A seasoned prosecutor, Mr.
Lino Anguzu has served the ODPP for over two decades, growing through the ranks
since joining as a State Attorney in 2005. From 2018 to 2025, Mr. Lino Anguzu served as Assistant Director of
Public Prosecutions and Head of the International Crimes Department that
manages and prosecutes international crimes, transnational crimes and other
serious crimes. Previously, he worked in this department in another
capacity from 2010. He headed various stations from the time he joined the ODPP
in 2005, including Buganda Road, Arua, Mbale, Kabale, Masaka, Hoima and Tororo.
Prior to joining the ODPP, from 2003 to 2004, he was a Legal Officer for FIDA
(U) and District Lands Officer in Hoima.
Mr. Lino Anguzu has been
instrumental in prosecuting several sensitive and high-profile cases,
including: the 2010 Kampala
bombings case, involving 13 suspects behind the twin bombings that
killed 76 people, the Jamil Mukulu case involving terrorism in relation to the Allied
Democratic Forces (ADF), the Joan Kagezi case involving the assassination of
Assistant DPP Joan Kagezi, among others.
He holds a Master of
Laws degree from the University of Dar es Salaam, a Postgraduate Diploma in
Legal Practice (2003) from the Law Development Center, and a Bachelor of Laws
degree (2002) from Makerere University.