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A Ugandan couple is on the brink of being stripped of its properties worth in Mt Pleasant and Vainona after being ordered by the High Court to explain how they acquired the houses, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is reporting.
The Prosecutor General through the Asset Forfeiture Unit approached the High Court seeking an unexplained wealth and freezing order against the houses.
The case
The husband, Robert Kwesiga. was employed by the Danish Red Cross in Zimbabwe between 2007 and 2013, and lived in the country with his wife Sandie Hilda Kwesiga.
“The Prosecutor-General submitted to the court that there were reasonable grounds for suspecting that the couple was involved in serious crime as their lawful income was insufficient to enable them to lawfully acquire the properties,” the NPA said.
The case pointed to an absence of a paper trail showing origin and movement of money used for the purchase of the properties as reasons for suspicion.
The judgement
The couple has 30 days to satisfactorily explain how they managed to purchase those homes or risk them being declared tainted and subsequently forfeited to the state. In addition. they or anyone acting on their behalf is restrained from disposing of the property until the order is varied or set aside by the court.
The judgment was handed down on Wednesday the 15th of May 2024.
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