He was Charged in December 2020.

DPP withdraws Money Laundering Charges Against Nicholas Opiyo.

In Summary
  • He had been accused of receiving 340,000 US Dollars.
  • He maintained his Innocence. 
  • Prosecution had failed to try the case.
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The Director of Public Prosecution has discontinued  the money Laundering charges instituted against Human rights activist and lawyer Nicholas Opiyo days after High Court judge Lawrence Gidudu gave government an ultimatum of 7 days to finish up with the investigations or terminate the charges.

The Executive Director of Chapter Four Uganda had been charged with money laundering of 340,000 USD in December 2020  which was allegedly to facilitate criminality but hearing the case had failed to kickoff by the prosecution.

Prosecution presented before the Anti Corruption Court Grade One magistrate Moses Nabende a withdraw letter from the Director of Prosecutions citing loss of interest in the case.

The magistrate then dismissed the said charges against Counsel Opiyo and set him free.

Nabende also ordered that Opiyo be refunded his 15 million cash bail deposit that he was ordered to pay by justice Jane Kajuga on the 30th of December 2020 after spending days including Christmas at Kitalya government prison.

He was charged and remanded on the 24th of December 2020 by the Nakawa chief magistrate court.

He allegedly committed the said offence on 8th October 2020 at ABSA bank Garden city branch in Kampala.

After the formal withdraw, Counsel for the accused David F.K Mpanga said his client is a free man.