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UN Judge Kept Slave in UK After Deal With Ugandan Deputy High Commissioner
UN Judge Kept Slave in UK After Deal With Ugandan Deputy High Commissioner, Court Hears
A United Nations judge deceived a young woman into coming to the UK to work as her slave while she studied at the University of Oxford, a court has heard. BBC 24 FEB 2025 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/...eg?imwidth=680 Lydia Mugambe, a United Nations judge and a high court judge in Uganda, in judicial uniform Mugambe took advantage of status to force alleged victim to act as maid and look after her children to force alleged victim to act as maid and look after her children Prosecutors allege that Lydia Mugambe wanted to obtain someone to make her life easier at the least possible cost to herself A United Nations judge who was studying for a PhD in law at the University of Oxford arranged for a young woman to work as her slave as part of a deal with the Ugandan deputy high commissioner, a court heard... Lydia Mugambe is accused of taking advantage of her status over her alleged victim in the most egregious way It is alleged she prevented the young Ugandan woman from holding down steady employment and forced her to work as her maid and to provide childcare for free. Ms Mugambe denies the four charges against her. She is accused of engaging in illegal folly with Ugandan deputy high commissioner John Leonard Mugerwa in which they conspired to arrange for the young woman to come to the UK. The pair are alleged to have participated in a very dishonest trade off, in which Mr Mugerwa allegedly arranged for the Ugandan High Commission to sponsor the womans entrance into the UK in exchange for Ms Mugambe attempting to speak to a judge who was in charge of legal action Mr Mugerwa was named in. Ms Mugambe is also accused of arranging the alleged victims travel with a view to her being exploited, and of attempting to intimidate her alleged victim into dropping the case. Oxford Crown Court heard the defendant had previously told police she had diplomatic immunity and could not be arrested due to her work as a judge in Uganda and at the UN. Jurors were told the Metropolitan Polices diplomatic team was contacted and confirmed Mugambe had no registered diplomatic immunity in the UK. According to her UN profile page, Ms Mugambe was appointed to the bodys judicial roster in May 2023 three months AFTER police were called to her address in Oxfordshire. Opening the case on Monday, Caroline Haughey KC said Ms Mugambe took advantage of her status over her alleged victim in a most egregious way Ms Mugambe used her knowledge, and her power, to deceive her alleged victim into coming to the UK, taking advantage of her naivety to induce and deceive her into working for her for nothing. The trial, expected to last three weeks, continues. |
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