UBUSHINJACYAHA v. MUKANTWARI
The appeal was dismissed because the evidence—physical seizure of 466 cannabis packages at the appellant's premises, corroborated by multiple witness statements and official reports—was sufficient to prove drug trafficking. The appellant failed to provide credible evidence to rebut the prosecution's case or to...
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- Citation
- RPAA 00946/2024/CA
- Parties
- Prosecution: Ubushinjacyaha; Appellant/accused: Mukantwari Eugénie
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Jurisdiction
- Rwanda
- Judgment Date
- 27 March 2025
- Case Number
- RPAA 00946/2024/CA
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Final Appellate Judgment (court of Appeal)
- Outcome
- Appeal dismissed; conviction and sentence affirmed.
- Legal Topics
- Drug Trafficking, Evidentiary Standards, Appeal Procedure
- Source Language
- rw
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Parties
Ubushinjacyaha
Prosecution
Mukantwari Eugénie
Appellant/accused
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Final Appellate Judgment (court of Appeal)
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether Mukantwari Eugénie was convicted of drug trafficking without sufficient evidence
Ratio Decidendi
The appeal was dismissed because the evidence—physical seizure of 466 cannabis packages at the appellant's premises, corroborated by multiple witness statements and official reports—was sufficient to prove drug trafficking. The appellant failed to provide credible evidence to rebut the prosecution's case or to substantiate claims of conspiracy or false testimony.
Court Disposition
Appeal dismissed; conviction and sentence affirmed.
Orders
- The judgment of the High Court, Rwamagana Chamber, of 19/08/2024 is upheld.
- The sentence of 15 years imprisonment and a fine of 10,000,000 Rwandan Francs remains in force.
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# UBUSHINJACYAHA v. MUKANTWARI
- Source: Amategeko - Section: Decisions (Judgements) - Date: 2025-03-27 - Case/document no.: RPAA 00946/2024/CA - Collection: Court of Appeal
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UBUSHINJACYAHA v. MUKANTWARI [Rwanda URUKIKO RW’UBUJURIRE – RPAA 00946/2024/CA (Rutazana, P.J.) 27 Werurwe 2025] Amategeko agenga ibimenyetso – Ibimenyetso mu manza Nshinjabyaha – Mu manza nshinjabyaha, ibimenyetso byose bishobora gushingirwaho mu gihe bigaragaza ukuri kw’ibyabaye (principe de la liberté de la preuve en matière pénale), ababuranyi bakaba barahawe uburyo bwo kuhaba ngo banyomozanye, kandi Urukiko nirwo rwemeza ko ibyo bimenyetso bishobora kwemerwa. Incamake y’ikibazo: Mukantwari Eugenie yakurikiranyweho n’Ubushinjacyaha icyaha cyo gucuruza ibiyobyabwenge nyuma yuko afatanywe udupfunyika 466 tw’urumogi n’urundi rw’imbuto rungana n’inusu. Bwamuregeye Urukiko Rwisumbuye rwa Ngoma, busaba ko ahamwa n’icyaha, agahanishwa igihano cy’igifungo cya burundu n’ihazabu ingana na 3.000.000 FRW. Urwo Rukiko rwaciye urubanza rwemeza ko ahamwa n’icyaha cyo gucuruza ibiyobyabwenge byo mu bwoko bw’urumogi, rumuhanisha igifungo cy’imyaka 25 n’ihazabu ingana na 3.000.000 FRW. Mukantwari yajuririye mu Rukiko Rukuru, Urugereko rwa Rwamagana, urwo Rukiko mu guca urubanza rushingiye ku kuba urumogi yafatanywe nta ngaruka rwagize kuko rwafatiriwe, rumuhanisha igihano cy’igifungo cy’imyaka 15 n’ihazabu ingana na 10.000.000 FRW. Mukantwari yajuririye mu Rukiko rw’Ubujurire asaba kugirwa umwere kuko yahamijwe icyaha kubera akagambane, nta kimenyetso simusiga kigaragaza ko yagikoze. Ubushinjacyaha buvuga ko ubujurire bwe nta shingiro bufite kuko atashoboye kuvuguruza ibimenyetso Urukiko rwashingiyeho rumuhamya icyaha. Incamake y’icyemezo: Mu manza nshinjabyaha, ibimenyetso byose bishobora gushingirwaho mu gihe bigaragaza ukuri kw’ibyabaye (principe de la liberté de la preuve en matière pénale), ababuranyi bakaba barahawe uburyo bwo kuhaba ngo banyomozanye, kandi Urukiko nirwo rwemeza ko ibyo bimenyetso bishobora kwemerwa. Ubujurire nta shingiro bufite. Urubanza rwaciwe n’Urukiko Rukuru, Urugereko rwa Rwamagana ntiruhindutse. Nta mategeko yashingiweho
Imanza zifashishijwe: RPAA 00692/2021/CA; Ubushinjacyaha vs Ndayishimiye Jean Damascène rwaciwe n’Urukiko rw’Ubujurire ku wa 20/01/2023; RPAA 00408/2020/CA; Ubushinjacyaha vs Niyitegeka Augustin alias Niyirema rwaciwe n’Urukiko rw’Ubujurire ku wa 27/06/2022.
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Urubanza I. IMITERERE Y’URUBANZA [1] Ku wa 28/01/2021 mu ma saa moya z'ijoro (19h00), nyuma yo guhabwa amakuru y’uko kwa Mukantwari Eugénie hari urumogi kandi ko asanzwe arucuruza, Inzego z’umutekano zakoze igikorwa cyo gusaka mu rugo rwe, babanza gusaka mu nzu bararubura, bageze inyuma y’inzu bumva ahantu bakandagiye hatigita, barahacukura basangamo udupfunyika 466 tw’urumogi, n’urundi rw’imbuto rungana n’inusu, Mukantwari Eugénie ahita afatwa atangira gukurikirana. [2] Iperereza rirangiye Ubushinjacyaha bwamureze mu Rukiko Rwisumbuye rwa Ngoma bumukurikiranyeho icyaha cyo gucuruza ibiyobyabwenge, busaba ko kimuhama agahanishwa igifungo cya burundu n’ihazabu ingana na 3.000.000 FRW. Mukantwari Eugénie yaburanye avuga ko icyaha aregwa atacyemera, asobanura ko urumogi rwabonetse muri icyo gipangu yakodeshagamo atari urwe kuko mbere habagamo uwitwa Niyibizi wacuruzaga urumogi hanyuma aza gufungwa. [3] Mu rubanza RP 00178/2021/TGI/NGOMA rwaciwe n’Urukiko Rwisumbuye rwa Ngoma ku wa 23/03/2021 rwasanze hari ibimenyetso bigaragaza ko urumogi rwacukuwe kwa Mukantwari Eugénie rwari urwe kandi ko yarucuruzaga, rwemeza ko ahamwa n’icyaha cyo gucuruza ibiyobyabwenge byo mu bwoko bw’urumogi, rumuhanisha igifungo cy’imyaka 25 n’ihazabu ingana na 3.000.000 FRW. Ibyo Urukiko rwabyemeje rushingiye ku bimenyetso bikurikira: - Imvugo y’umutangabuhamya Cpl Iririmunda Janvier wavuze ko bagiye gusaka kwa Mukantwari Eugénie nyuma y’uko bahawe amakuru y’uko hari moto ijeyo gutwara urumogi; - Imvugo y’umutangabuhamya witwa Hakizimana Céléstin wari kwa Mukantwari Eugénie ubwo bazaga kumusaka, wasobanuye ko uyu yabwiye abasirikare bari bagiye gucukura inyuma y’inzu ko nta kintu kirimo, anabwira umusirikare wari ukuriye abari baje gusaka ngo nareke amuhe 100.000 FRW ; - Imvugo y’umutangabuhamya witwa Niyongira Afisa wavuze ko yari muramukazi wa Mukantwari Eugénie yari yaranamubwiye ko acuruza urumogi, kandi ko Mukantwari Eugénie yigeze kumuha udupfunyika 4 tw’urumogi two kuvura umwana we diarrhea, ko yajyaga abona abantu benshi bajya kwa Mukantwari Eugénie bakavayo basinze; - Imvugo y’umutangabuhamya witwa Mutesi Valentine wavuze ko nawe yumvaga bavuga ko Mukantwari Eugénie acuruza urumogi, ko yakundaga kurucuruza cyane cyane nijoro, kandi ko yabonaga abantu bavuye iwe amaso yatukuye; - Na Raporo y'Ubuyobozi bw'Inzego z'Ibanze igaragaza ko bahawe amakuru ko Mukantwari Eugénie acuruza urumogi ariko bakabura gihamya kuko atapfaga gukingura icyo gipangu. [4] Mukantwari Eugénie yajuririye Urukiko Rukuru, Urugereko rwa Rwamagana, avuga ko Urukiko Rwisumbuye rwa Ngoma rwirengagije imyiregurire ye y’uko Mutesi Valentine yari kumwe n’abasirikare n’abapolisi bagiye gucukura inyuma y’inzu ye bakaruhasanga, akaba akeka
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ko ari we waruzanye agamije kumwihimuraho no kumugerekaho icyaha kuko nawe yigeze kurega umugabo wa Mutesi Vestine ko acuruza urumogi bigatuma afungwa. [5] Uhagarariye Ubushinjacyaha yaburanye avuga ko ubujurire bwe nta shingiro bufite kuko yahamijwe icyaha cyo gucuruza urumogi hashingiwe ku bimenyetso bifatika, ariko ko hashingiwe ku mpamvu y’uko ari ubwa mbere akurikiranyweho icyaha, yagabanyirizwa igihano agahanishwa igifungo cy’imyaka 15 n’igihano cy’ihazabu kikagabanywa kugeza kuri ¼. [6] Mu rubanza RPA 00436/2021 /HC/RWG rwaciwe n’Urukiko Rukuru, Urugereko rwa Rwamagana ku wa 19/08/2024, rwemeje ko ubujurire bwa Mukantwari Eugénie nta shingiro bufite kuko atashoboye kuvuguruza ibimenyetso Urukiko rwashingiyeho rukimuhamya. Urwo Rukiko ariko rwasanze kuba icyaha yakoze nta nkurikizi zikomeye zizwi cyateye kuko urumogi yafatanywe rwafatiriwe kandi akaba nta kindi cyaha yahamijwe mu buryo buzwi, byamubera impamvu nyoroshyacyaha agahanishwa igifungo cy’imyaka 15 n’ihazabu ingana na 10.000.000 FRW, hashingiwe ku ngingo ya 2 y’Itegeko No 59/2023 ryo ku wa 04/12/2023, rihindura Itegeko Nº 68/2018 ryo ku wa 30/08/2018 riteganya ibyaha n’ibihano muri rusange. [7] Mukantwari Eugénie yongeye kujurira mu Rukiko rw’Ubujurire, urubanza rwandikwa kuri RPAA 00946/2024/CA, ruburanishwa mu ruhame ku wa 13/03/2025 yunganiwe na Me Nyiramatama Bernadette naho Ubushinjacyaha buhagarariwe na Uwizeye Jean Marie, Umushinjacyaha ku rwego rw’Igihugu. [8] Mu bujurire bwe Mukantwari Eugénie asaba kugirwa umwere kuko yahamijwe icyaha kubera akagambane, nta kimenyetso simusiga kigaragaza ko yagikoze. Uhagarariye Ubushinjacyaha avuga ko ubujurire bwe nta shingiro bufite kuko atashoboye kuvuguruza ibimenyetso Urukiko rwashingiyeho rumuhamya icyaha. [9] Urukiko rurasuzuma niba mu rubanza rujuririrwa Mukantwari Eugénie yarahamijwe icyaha cyo gucuruza ibiyobyabwenge byo mu bwoko bw’urumogi nta bimenyetso bishingiweho bigaragaza ko kimuhama. II. ISESENGURA RY’IKIBAZO KIGIZE URUBANZA Kumenya niba mu rubanza rujuririrwa Mukantwari Eugénie yarahamijwe icyaha cyo gucuruza ibiyobyabwenge byo mu bwoko bw’urumogi nta bimenyetso bishingiweho bigaragaza ko kimuhama. [10] Mukantwari Eugénie na Me Nyiramatama Bernadette umwunganira bavuga ko ubujurire bwe bugamije kugaragaza ko Urukiko Rukuru, Urugereko rwa Rwamagana rwamuhamije icyaha atakoze rushingiye ku bimenyetso birimo imvugo z’abatangabuhamya, rwirengagije inenge zikurikira yagaragaje ziri mu buhamya bwabo: - Kuba urumogi ashinjwa rwarabonetse inyuma y’inzu (annexe) Umutesi Valentine n’umugabo we babagamo nyuma y’iminsi ibiri bamaze kwimuka, akaba akeka ko rwahazanywe n’uwo Mutesi Valentine akaba ari we nawe watanze amakuru y’uko Mukantwari Eugénie acuruza urumogi agamije kumwihimuraho kuko nawe yari yaratanze amakuru y’uko umugabo we (wa Mutesi Valentine) acuruza urumogi bigatuma afungwa, kandi ko hari abantu bazi ko ari we wafungishije umugabo wa
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Umutesi Valentine barimo Rugema Théophile, Habimana Emmanuel na Bagirinshuti Jean Damascène, asaba Urukiko gukora iperereza rukabumva. - Kuba Urukiko rwarashingiye ku buhamya bwa CPL Iririmunda Janvier wavuze ko Mukantwari Eugénie yashatse kumuha 100.000 FRW ya ruswa kandi bitarabayeho kuko hatagaragazwa ko yagiye ku nzu gushaka ayo mafaranga cyangwa ngo hagaragazwe uwo yari kuyaha muri abo basirikare bose n’abapolisi bari bahari; - Kuba Urukiko rwarashingiye ku buhamya bwa Niyongira Afisa kandi atamushinja kuko icyo yavuze ari uko baza kumufata yari ahari, naho ibindi yavuze akaba atarabihagazeho. [11] Uhagarariye Ubushinjacyaha avuga ko ubujurire bwa Mukantwari Eugénie nta shingiro bufite ashingiye ku mpamvu zikurikira: - nta kimenyetso atanga kigaragaza ibyo avuga ko amakuru y’uko acuruza urumogi yatanzwe na Mutesi Valentine agamije kumwihimuraho ngo kuko nawe yafungishije umugao we, kandi n’iyo yaba yaramufungishije koko ntibikuraho ko Mutesi Valentine yamutangaho amakuru mu gihe acuruza urumogi; - Kuba abasirikare n’abapolisi baragiye gusaka iwe bakahasanga udupfunyika 466 tw’urumogi dutabye inyuma y’inzu, umwe mu basirikare bagiye kuhasaka akaba yaravuze ko Mukantwari Eugénie yashatse kumuha 100.000 FRW kugira ngo amureke undi akabyanga, kandi ibi bikaba binashimangirwa n’undi mutangabuhamya, ni ibimenyetso bigaragaza ko icyaha ashinjwa yagikoze. [12] Uhagarariye Ubushinjacyaha avuga ko ibijyanye no gusaba kumva abatangabuhamya bavuzwe haruguru Mukantwari Eugénie atigeze abisaba mu nkiko zabanje, bikaba nta shingiro bikwiriye guhabwa kuko ari amatakirangoyi. UKO URUKIKO RUBIBONA [13] Impaka kuri iyi ngingo zishingiye ku kumenya niba Urukiko Rukuru, Urugereko rwa Rwamagana rwarahamije Mukantwari Eugénie icyaha cyo gucuruza ibiyobyabwenge byo mu bwoko bw’urumogi nta bimenyetso rushingiyeho bigaragaza ko kimuhama. [14] Mu rubanza RPAA 00692/2021/CA rwaciwe ku wa 20/01/2023 haburana Ubushinjacyaha na Ndayishimiye Jean Damascène, Urukiko rw’Ubujurire rwasobanuye ko mu manza nshinjabyaha, ibimenyetso byose bishobora gushingirwaho mu gihe bigaragaza ukuri kw’ibyabaye (principe de la liberté de la preuve en matière pénale), ababuranyi bakaba barahawe uburyo bwo kuhaba ngo banyomozanye, kandi ko Urukiko arirwo rwemeza ko ibyo bimenyetso bishobora kwemerwa1. Uyu murongo washingiweho no mu zindi manza zaciwe n’uru Rukiko, mu
1 N’ubwo uyu murongo ushingiye ku isesengura ry’ingingo ya 119 y’Itegeko Nº 15/2004 ryo ku wa 12/06/2004 ryerekeye ibimenyetso mu manza n’itangwa ryabyo ryakurikizwaga urubanza N° RPAA 00692/2021/CA rucibwa, ibyateganywaga n’iyo ngingo bihura n’ubundi n’ibiteganywa n’ingingo ya 87 y’Itegeko Nº 062/2024 ryo ku wa 20/06/2024 rigenga ibimenyetso rikurikizwa ubu, iteganya ko
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ziheruka gucibwa harimo nk’urubanza RPAA 00420/2023/CA rwaciwe ku wa 20/12/2024, haburana Ubushinjacyaha na Zaninka Clémentine (igika cya 18). [15] Ibyerekeranye n’ibimenyetso by’ibikorwa biteganywa n’ingingo ya 263 y’Itegeko Nº 68/2018 ryo ku wa 30/08/2018 riteganya ibyaha n’ibihano muri rusange yahinduwe n’ingingo ya 11 y’Itegeko Nº 69/2019 ryo ku wa 08/11/2019 byasobanuwe mu rubanza RPAA 00408/2020/CA rwaciwe ku wa 27/06/2022 haburana Ubushinjacyaha na Niyitegeka Augustin alias Niyirema (igika cya 18). Muri urwo rubanza Urukiko rw’Ubujurire rwasobanuye ko mu kwemeza niba ibiyobyabwenge uregwa yafatanywe atari ibyo kwikoreshereza ku giti cye (simple drug possession) ahubwo ari ibyo gucuruza cyangwa gukwirakwiza (drugs trafficking/drug distribution), hashingirwa ku bimenyetso bikurikira: kuba uregwa yafatanwa iminzani yabugenewe mu gupima, amasashe yifashishwa mu gupfunyikamo ibiyobyabwenge, amafaranga menshi bafatiye aho hantu, ahakoreshwa nk’ububiko, ubwinshi bw’ibiyobyabwenge basanze aho hantu, urujya n’uruza rw’abantu ahafatiwe ibiyobyabwenge, abatangabuhamya bemeza ko uwo muntu asanzwe acuruza ibiyobyabwenge, (…). [16] Dosiye y’uru rubanza igaragaza ko mu Rukiko Rukuru, Urugereko rwa Rwamagana nabwo Mukantwari Eugénie yari yajuriye avuga ko yahamijwe icyaha atakoze hashingiwe ku buhamya bwatanzwe na Mutesi Valentine nyamara amushinja ibinyoma agamije kumwihimuraho kuko nawe (Mukantwari Eugénie) yari yaratanze amakuru y’uko umugabo wa Mutesi Valentine acuruza urumogi bigatuma afungwa, akaba kandi ari we watanze amakuru y’ibinyoma y’uko acuruza urumogi, yanashingiweho muri Raporo y’Ubuyobozi bw’Inzego z’Ibanze; ko anakeka ko Mutesi Valentine ari we wazanye urumogi rwafatiwe iwe kuko yari kumwe n’abapolisi n’abasirikare baje gusaka mu rugo rwe. [17] Nk’uko bigaragara mu rubanza rujuririrwa (igika cya 9 n’icya 10) Urukiko rwemeje ko ubujurire bwa Mukantwari Eugénie nta shingiro bufite kuko nta kimenyetso yatanze kigaragaza ko ibyo avuga ko Mutesi Valentine ari we wazanye urumogi rwataburuwe inyuma y’inzu ye, kandi ko ari we watanze amakuru y’uko arucuruza, uretse kubivuga gusa. Urukiko kandi rwasobanuye ko n’iyo ayo makuru yaba yaratanzwe na Mutesi Valentine akanashingirwaho muri Raporo y’Ubuyobozi bw’Inzego z’ibanze ntacyo byaba byishe kuko ibivugwa muri iyo raporo bishimangirwa no kuba iwe (kwa Mukantwari Eugénie) harafatiwe udupfunyika 466 tw’urumogi. Rwanzura ko ibimenyetso Urukiko Rwisumbuye rwa Ngoma rwashingiyeho rumuhamya icyaha cyo gucuruza urumogi bihagije kugira ngo hemezwe ko yagikoze kandi akaba atarashoboye kubivuguruza. [18] Urukiko rw’Ubujurire rurasanga nk’uko Urukiko Rukuru, Urugereko rwa Rwamagana rwabibonye, no kuri uru rwego nta kimenyetso Mukantwari Eugénie yatanze kigaragaza ko urumogi rwafatiwe iwe rwahazanywe na Mutesi Valentine dore ko nawe avuga ko abikeka; kuba Mutesi Valentine yari ahari baza kumusaka ubwabyo bikaba atari ikimenyetso kigaragaza ko ari we waruhazanye.
mu rubanza nshinjabyaha ikimenyetso gishingira ku mpamvu zose z’ibyabaye n’ibyemejwe n’amategeko, ababuranyi bapfa kuba barahawe umwanya wo kubijyaho impaka.
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[19] Urukiko rw’Ubujurire rurasanga kandi n’ibyo Mukantwari Eugénie avuga ko Mutesi Valentine ari we watanze amakuru y’uko acuruza urumogi, uretse no kuba nta kimenyetso atanga kibigaragaza, n’iyo ayo makuru yaba yaratanzwe na Mutesi Valentine koko, ntaho Urukiko rwahera rwemeza ko ari ibinyoma kuko nk’uko byasobanuwe mu rubanza rujuririrwa n’uru Rukiko rukaba ariko rubibona, ayo makuru ashimangirwa no kuba Inzego z’umutekano zarasatse mu rugo rwa Mukantwari Eugénie bakahasanga udupfunyika 466 tw’urumogi dutabye inyuma y’inzu ye, kandi akaba atabasha kugaragaza undi waba yararuhazanye ku buryo ari we warubazwa. [20] Ku bijyanye n’ubuhamya bwatanzwe na Niyongira Afisa, Urukiko rw’Ubujurire rurasanga ntacyo rwagaragarijwe rwashingiraho rubutesha agaciro kuko ikigaragara ari uko uwo mutangabuhamya yavuze ko Mukantwari Eugénie afatwa yari ahari kandi ko yafatanywe urumogi rwari mu mufuka no muri enveloppe ya kaki, ndetse ko yari asanzwe afite amakuru y’uko arucuruza, Mukantwari Eugénie akaba adahakana ko iwe hafatiwe urumogi uretse gusa kuvuga ko rutari urwe ahubwo rwahazanywe na Mutesi Valentine, ariko nk’uko byasobanuwe haruguru akaba nta kimenyetso atanga kibigaragaza; naho ibijyanye no kuba amakuru y’uko acuruza urumogi yari asanzwe azwi bikaba byaranavuzwe n’abandi batangabuhamya barimo CPL Iririmunda Janvier na Mutesi Valentine, kandi bikanashimangirwa na Raporo y’Ubuyobozi bw’Umudugudu, kandi bakaba baragiye kumusaka bakarumusangana. [21] Ku bijyanye n’ubuhamya bwa CPL Iririmunda Janvier wavuze ko Mukantwari Eugénie yashatse kumuha 100.000 FRW kugira ngo amureke, akabunenga avuga ko hatagaragazwa ko yagiye mu nzu gushaka ayo mafaranga n’uwo yari kuyaha, Urukiko rurasanga nta kimenyetso rwagaragarijwe rwashingiraho rwemeza ko ibyo CPL Iririmunda Janvier yavuze mu ibazwa rye mu Bugenzacyaha atari ukuri, kuko binashimangirwa n’undi mutangabuhamya witwa Hakizimana Céléstin abapolisi n’abasirikare basanze kwa Mukantwari Eugénie ubwo bajyaga kuhasaka, nawe mu ibazwa rye mu Bugenzacyaha wavuze ko ubwo abaje gusaka bari bamaze kubona urumogi rwari rutabye inyuma y’inzu ya Mukantwari Eugénie, yabwiye umusirikare mukuru wari aho ngo nareke amuhe 100.000 FRW undi amubwira ko arimo kwiyongerera dosiye. Hashingiwe kuri ibi bisobanuro, inenge Mukantwari Eugénie avuga ko ziri muri ubwo buhamya zikaba nta shingiro zifite. [22] Urukiko rw’Ubujurire rushingiye ku byasobanuwe haruguru byose rukanabihuza n’umurongo wavuzwe mu gika cya 14 cy’uru rubanza, rurasanga ntacyo rwagaragarijwe cyatuma ubuhamya bwa Mutesi Valentine, ubwa Niyongira Afisa n’ubwa Iririmunda Janvier budahabwa agaciro nk’ikimenyetso muri uru rubanza. [23] Urukiko rw’Ubujurire rushingiye kandi ku murongo wavuzwe haruguru (igika cya 15) w’uko mu bishingirwaho hemezwa ko ibiyobyabwenge uregwa yafatanywe ari ibyo gucuruza harimo ubwinshi bwabyo no kuba hari abatangabuhamya bemeza ko uwo muntu asanzwe acuruza ibiyobyabwenge rurasanga hari ibimenyetso bigaragaza ko Mukantwari Eugénie ahamwa n’icyaha cyo gucuruza ibiyobyabwenge byo mu bwoko bw’urumogi, bigizwe no kuba mu rugo rwe harasanzwe urumogi rutabye inyuma y’inzu rungana n’udupfunyika 466 n’urundi rw’imbuto rungana n’inusu, akaba atagaragaza undi waba yararuhazanye ku buryo ari we warubanzwa; kuba hari abatangabuhamya bamushinja ko bari basanzwe bafite amakuru y’uko acuruza urumogi (reba imvugo za (Mutesi Valentine, Niyongira Afisa na CPL Iririmunda Janvier mu Bugenzacyaha) bikanemezwa n’Ubuyobozi bw’Umudugudu; no kuba hari abatangabuhamya bemeza ko yashatse kubuza abaje gusaka mu rugo rwe gucukura aho munsi y’inzu ababwira ko nta kintu gihari, bamara
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kurubona agashaka guha umwe mu basirikare bari baje gusaka 100.000 FRW kugira ngo amureke (reba imvugo za (Hakizimana Céléstin na CPL Iririmunda Janvier mu Bugenzacyaha). [24] Urukiko rw’Ubujurire rurasanga hashingiwe ku byasobanuwe byose, rudakeneye kubaza abatangabuhamya Mukantwari Eugénie avuga ko bemeza ko ari we watanze amakuru yatumye umugabo wa Mutesi Valentine afungwa kuko nk’uko byagaragajwe haruguru hari ibimenyetso bihagije bihamya ko icyaha ashinjwa yagikoze. [25] Hashingiwe ku byasobanuwe byose, ubujurire bwa Mukantwari Eugénie bukaba nta shingiro bufite. III. ICYEMEZO CY’URUKIKO [26] Rwemeje ko ubujurire bwa Mukantwari Eugénie nta shingiro bufite. [27] Rwemeje ko urubanza RPA 00436/2021/HC/RWG rwaciwe n’Urukiko Rukuru, Urugereko rwa Rwamagana ku wa 19/08/2024 rudahindutse. [28] Rwemeje ko igifungo cy’imyaka cumi n’itanu (15) n’ihazabu ingana n’amafaranga y’u Rwanda miliyoni icumi (10.000.000FRW) Mukantwari Eugénie yahanishijwe muri urwo rubanza kigumyeho. [29] Rwemeje ko Mukantwari Eugénie asonewe amagarama y’urubanza kuko afunze.