Uganda: Court Gives DPP Nod to Extradition of Ugandan Katungi to the U ...
The court rejected Katungi’s objections and said authenticated U.S. documents and dual criminality were enough to meet the extradition threshold.
- On Friday, August 28, 2026, Buganda Road Chief Magistrate Ritah Kidasa Neumbe ordered Michael Katungi Mpeirwe committed to prison, clearing the way for his potential extradition to the United States.
- The United States government seeks Katungi to face trial for conspiracy to distribute cocaine, illegal firearms possession, and providing material support to Mexico's Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación, which Washington designates as a foreign terrorist organization.
- Katungi's lawyers argued he possessed diplomatic immunity due to his former role as deputy head of mission in Nigeria, but Chief Magistrate Neumbe rejected this and all other preliminary objections to the extradition proceedings.
- Currently held at Luzira prison since June 29, 2026, Katungi now awaits a final directive from the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs regarding his surrender to American authorities.
- The court found the extradition request satisfied the requirement of dual criminality, establishing the legal threshold for committal under the Extradition Act and enabling the ministerial phase to proceed.
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On August 28, 2026, a court in Uganda authorized the extradition to the United States of retired Lieutenant Katungi Michael Mpeirwe who is requested by U.S. authorities for allegedly trafficking arms for the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG). The decision was issued by the Buganda Road Court of First Instance, under the supervision of [...]
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