Four leaders who were supposed to go on trial today for failure to file their 2020 Annual Returns to the Ombudsman changed their pleas from not Guilty to Guilty before Justice Aru today 20th of July 2022.

On the 7th of December 2021, 7 persons classified as Leaders pursuant section 5 of the Leadership Code Act pleaded guilty to charges of Failure to File Annual Returns contrary to section 33 of the Leadership Code Act [CAP.240]

The sentencing of all the 11 Leaders will be on the Monday the 5th of September 2022 at 9am in the morning.

More leaders will be appearing before the courts for failure to file their annual returns and filing false information on their annual returns.