A court in Oxford gave Uganda judge Lydia Mugambe a six-year jail term. She broke UK laws when she brought her maid to England through lies. The judge helped create fake job papers with a Ugandan diplomat named John Mugerwa.
Mugambe went to Oxford for school in 2021 and later wanted her maid to care for her three children. As a student, she had no right to bring workers. The diplomat made false papers saying the maid would work for him, but she really lived at Mugambe's house with no pay.
The court found Mugambe planned to trade favors with the diplomat. She promised to help him win a court case back home if he helped her maid enter Britain. Mugambe also tried to stop her maid from giving evidence against her. The judge, who worked on human rights cases for the United Nations, showed no regret for her actions.
Mugambe went to Oxford for school in 2021 and later wanted her maid to care for her three children. As a student, she had no right to bring workers. The diplomat made false papers saying the maid would work for him, but she really lived at Mugambe's house with no pay.
The court found Mugambe planned to trade favors with the diplomat. She promised to help him win a court case back home if he helped her maid enter Britain. Mugambe also tried to stop her maid from giving evidence against her. The judge, who worked on human rights cases for the United Nations, showed no regret for her actions.
