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Section 19: Who is a Principal Offender in Uganda's Penal Code

19.Principal offenders

(1)When an offence is committed, each of the following persons is deemed to have taken part in committing the offence and to be guilty of the offence and may be charged with actually committing itβ€”

(a)every person who actually does the act or makes the omission which constitutes the offence;

(b)every person who does or omits to do any act for the purpose of enabling or aiding another person to commit the offence; and

(c)every person who aids or abets another person in committing the offence.

(2)Any person who procures another to do or omit to do any act of such a nature that if he or she had done the act or made the omission the act or omission would have constituted an offence on his or her part is guilty of an offence of the same kind and is liable to the same punishment as if he or she had done the act or made the omission; and he or she may be charged with doing the act or making the omission.

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You can be charged as a principal offender if you directly commit a crime, or if you help someone else commit it. The law considers anyone who does th...

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