IMIRONGO Y'URUKIKO RUKURU Vol. I - Jan - March 2024

IMIRONGO Y'URUKIKO RUKURU Vol. I - Jan - March 2024

A person granted a presidential pardon with conditions cannot be granted expungement while those conditions are still in effect, even if the five-year period provided by law has elapsed.

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Parties
Applicant: INGABIRE UMUHOZA Victoire; Respondent: Ubushinjacyaha
Court
High Court
Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Judgment Date
20 March 2024
Procedural Posture
Criminal / High Court Judgment on Application for Expungement of Criminal Record After Presidential Pardon
Outcome
Application for expungement denied
Legal Topics
Expungement, Presidential Pardon, Computation of Eligibility Period for Expungement
Source Language
rw
Criminal Law Expungement Presidential Pardon Computation of Eligibility Period for Expungement

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Parties

INGABIRE UMUHOZA Victoire

Applicant

Ubushinjacyaha

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal / High Court Judgment on Application for Expungement of Criminal Record After Presidential Pardon

  1. 1 Whether the five-year period after a presidential pardon is sufficient for expungement when the pardon imposes conditions
  2. 2 Whether compliance with conditions in the presidential decree is required before expungement can be granted

Ratio Decidendi

A person granted a presidential pardon with conditions cannot be granted expungement while those conditions are still in effect, even if the five-year period provided by law has elapsed.

Court Disposition

Application for expungement denied

Orders

  • Expungement cannot be granted until all conditions imposed by the presidential pardon are no longer applicable.