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LC1 Chairperson Arrested Over Tax Evasion Crimes, Charged With Three Others

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In a statement released on April 7, the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) under the Tax Investigations Department has been investigating a tax evasion racket involving invoice trading and missing traders aided by several tax consultants and companies.

According to URA, on Friday, April 1, office premises and homes of four (4) suspects (tax consultants/individuals) including; Ssekamwa James Kulubya (resident and LC1 chairman of Bukasa Bukulu village, Buloba Parish Wakiso Sub-county in Wakiso District), Musoke Timothy, Kyambadde Enock, and Bwengye Michael William were searched and information and exhibits recovered to aid in the investigation.

These were arrested and interviewed and their statements recorded.at different gazetted police stations in Kampala in regards to pending imaging of their electronic devices and production in court.

However on April 7, all the four (4) suspects were presented to the Anti-Corruption Division of the High Court and charged as follows; Ssekamwa James Kulubya, convicted on his own plea, was charged with 8 counts of making false statements to a Tax Officer contrary to Section 58(1)(a) of the Tax Procedure Code Act, 2014 as amended.

He was therefore sentenced to a fine of One hundred fifty (150) currency points for each count on counts 1 to 7 and a custodial sentence of 3 years on counts 8.

Kyambadde Enock and Musoke Timothy were charged with one count of making false statements to a Tax Officer contrary to Section 58(1)(a) of the Tax Procedure Code Act, 2014 as amended.
They pleaded not guilty and were granted cash bail of Ugx.2,000,000 each and each of their sureties was given a non-cash bond of Ugx.5,000,000 each and are supposed to appear in Court again for mention on 3rd May 2022.

Bwengye Michael William was charged with one count of making false statements to a Tax Officer contrary to Section 58(1)(a) of the Tax Procedure Code Act, 2014 as amended.

He pleaded not guilty and was granted cash bail of Ugx.10,000,000 and his sureties given a non-cash bond of Ugx.200,000,000 each but required to appear in Court again for mention on 6th May 2022.

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