A 46-year-old man is to spend 18 months in jail for insulting the modesty of women when he used obscenities to insult his wife contrary to Section 128(subsection 3) of the Penal Code Act.
Mike Komakech, a resident of Got Moyo Village,in Nebbi district who was convicted by the Grade Two Magistrate Mike Okonye , is also accused of threatening violence contrary to Section 81 (a) of the Penal Code Act and causing malicious damage to property when he set their family house ablaze after a domestic brawl.
The prosecution alleges that Komakech used vulgarities and threw heavy stones aimed at his wife Elsa Onim with the intention to kill or injure her. He accused her of committing adultery after abandoning their home to reportedly watch a premier league game between Arsenal and Manchester City.
The wife’s father Edgar Pirwoth told the court that Komakech humiliated his daughter when he undressed her from the video hall, where she had gone to watch the match. He pleaded guilty to the charges.
According to the provision, any person who insults the modesty of any woman or girl commits a misdemeanour and is liable to imprisonment for one year.
