UBUSHINJACYAHA v NTAKIYIMANA
The Supreme Court held that despite Ntakiyimana's eventual admission of guilt, the gravity and premeditation of the crime, as well as his initial denial, justified denying further sentence reduction.
Source-derived case information.
- Citation
- RPA 0182/09/CS
- Parties
- Prosecution: Ubushinjacyaha; Appellant: Ntakiyimana Jean
- Court
- Supreme Court
- Jurisdiction
- Rwanda
- Judgment Date
- 11 October 2013
- Case Number
- RPA 0182/09/CS
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Supreme Court Judgment
- Outcome
- Appeal dismissed; original sentence affirmed.
- Legal Topics
- Parricide, Plea of Guilty, Sentence Reduction, Judicial Discretion
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Parties
Ubushinjacyaha
Prosecution
Ntakiyimana Jean
Appellant
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Supreme Court Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether Ntakiyimana's admission of guilt should result in a reduced sentence
Ratio Decidendi
The Supreme Court held that despite Ntakiyimana's eventual admission of guilt, the gravity and premeditation of the crime, as well as his initial denial, justified denying further sentence reduction.
Court Disposition
Appeal dismissed; original sentence affirmed.
Orders
- The appeal is dismissed.
- The original judgment is upheld.
Full Case Text
Judgment text and source record
9 paragraphs
# UBUSHINJACYAHA v NTAKIYIMANA
- Source: Amategeko - Section: Decisions (Judgements) - Date: 2013-10-11 - Case/document no.: RPA 0182/09/CS - Collection: Supreme Court
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UBUSHINJACYAHA v. NTAKIYIMANA [Rwanda URUKIKO RW’IKIRENGA – RPA 0182/09/CS (Mugenzi J.P., Hatangimbabazi na Munyangeri J.) 11 Ukwakira 2013] Amategeko mpanabyaha – Ubwicamubyeyi – Kwemera icyaha – Kugabanyirizwa igihano – Kugabanya igihano bikorwa mu bushishozi bw’urukiko – Itegeko n° 30/2013 ryo kuwa 24/5/2013 ryerekeye imiburanishirize y’imanza z’inshinjabyaha, ingingo ya 35. Incamake y’ikibazo: Uwajuriye yahamijwe icyaha cy’ubwicamubyeyi n’Urukiko Rukuru Urugereko rwa Rusizi rumuhanisha igifungo cy’imyaka 20. Yajuririye mu Rukiko rw’Ikirenga ahakana icyaha ariko mu iburanisha avuga ko atagishingiye ku myanzuro yatanze ko ahubwo asaba imbabazi no kugabanyirizwa igihano. Ubushinjacyaha bwo bwavuze ko ibisobanuro bya Ntakiyimana noneho bigaragaza ko yemera icyaha bityo rukaba rwamugabanyiriza igihano n’ubwo rutabitegetwe. Incamake y’icyemezo: Mu bushishozi bw’Urukiko, n’ubwo Ukekwaho icyaha yacyiyemerera mu buryo budashidikanywaho, umucamanza ashobora kutamugabanyiriza igihano kubera ubugome icyaha cyakoranywe no kuba yarabanje kugorana mu kucyemera bityo Urukiko rwanze kuganyiriza igihano uwajuriye. Ubujurire nta shingiro bufite. Urubanza rwajuririwe ntiruhindutse. Amagarama y’urubanza yahererejwe ku isanduku ya Leta. Amategeko yashingiweho. Itegeko n° 30/2013 ryo kuwa 24/5/2013 ryerekeye imiburanishirize y’imanza z’inshinjabyaha, ingingo ya 35. Nta manza zifashishijwe. Urubanza I. IMITERERE Y’URUBANZA [1] Urukiko Rukuru, Urugereko rwa Rusizi rwahamije Ntakiyimana Jean icyaha cy’ubwica-mubyeyi, rumuhanisha igifungo cy’imyaka 20, mu rubanza Ubushinjacyaha bwari bwamurezemo kuba kuwa 17/04/2001 yarajyanye na se Zibonukuri mu ishyamba gushaka ibiti, akamwicirayo, umurambo ukaza gutahurwa muri iryo shyamba. [2] Ntakiyimana yajuririye Urukiko rw’Ikirenga, aburana ku wa 25/09/2013, yunganiwe na Me Busogi Kadari Suzane naho Ubushinjacyaha buhagarariwe na Higaniro Hermogène. [3] Ntakiyimana avuga ko atagishingiye ku myanzuro yari yatanze ajurira, aho yahakanaga icyaha, ko noneho aje kwemera icyaha no gusaba imbabazi, akaba yanagabanyirizwa ibihano.
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II. IKIBAZO KIGIZE URUBANZA N’ISESENGURA RYACYO Kumenya niba ukwemera icyaha kwa Ntakiyimana kwatuma agabanyirizwa ibihano. [4] Ntakiyimana avuga ko nyuma yo guhakana mu Rukiko Rukuru icyaha cyo kuba yarishe se, noneho acyemera akaba anagisabira imbabazi, ukwo kwemera icyaha no gusaba imbabazi akaba yarabikuye mu nyigisho zagezwaga ku bagororwa muri Gereza aho yari afungiwe, ariho yahereye yiyemeza gusaba imbabazi Umuryango we n’Umuryango Nyarwanda, anasaba Urukiko kumworohereza ibihano. [5] Ku bijyanye n’imikorere y’icyaha, avuga ko se bari babanye neza, aza kumwiyambaza ngo amufashe kubaka inzu, mu gihe barimo bubaka, umudamu we atuka umukecuru, bituma ise amuca umutobe ndetse amwambura n’umurima yari yamuhaye amubwira ko azawumusubiza ari uko atanze uwo mutobe. [6] Asobanura ko mu gihe we na se bari bagiye mu ishyamba gushaka ibiti, baganiriye kuri icyo kibazo, maze abaza se igihe azamusubiriza umurima yamwatse, amusubiza ko azahasubizwa ari uko atanze umutobe yaciwe, icyo gisubizo kimutera umujinya bituma barwana ariko ariwe se umusembuye, ise agiye kumukubita umupanga aramutanga amurusha imbaraga arawumwaka aramwica. [7] Ku kibazo cyo kumenya niba umugambi wo kwica se atarawuvanye mu rugo, akaba ariyo mpamvu yabujije umwana washakaga kujyana nabo mu ishyamba, asubiza ko uwo mugambi yawuvanye mu rugo koko kubera umurima se yari yanze kumuha. [8] Me KADALI umwunganira avuga ko kuba Ntakiyimana asobanura ibyamubayeho ntacyo asize, akaba amaze imyaka 12 muri gereza yaricujije bihagije icyaha yakoze, byagombye gutuma Urukiko ruca inkoni izamba akaba yafungurwa. [9] Uhagarariye Ubushinjacyaha avuga ko ibisobanuro bya Ntakiyimana bigaragaza ko yemera icyaha, Urukiko rukaba rwamuha imbabazi asaba n’ubwo rutabitegetswe. [10] Ingingo ya 35 y’ Itegeko n° 30/2013 ryo kuwa 24/5/2013 ryerekeye imiburanishirize y’imanza z’inshinjabyaha, iteganya ko iyo ukekwaho gukora icyaha acyiyemereye mu buryo budashidikanywa, ashobora kugabanyirizwa ibihano byari biteganyijwe kugeza kuri ½ cyabyo, iyo yari guhabwa igihano cyo gufungwa burundu, agashobora kugabanyirizwa kugera ku gifungo cy’imyaka makumyabiri (20). [11] Iyo ngingo y’Itegeko yumvikanisha ko Urukiko rudategetswe kugabanya igihano byanze bikunze ku wemera icyaha akagisabira imbabazi, ko ahubwo ari ububasha umucamanza ahabwa, akaba rero abukoresha asuzuma impamvu zinyuranye zatuma agabanya ibihano cyangwa ntabigabanye. [12] Ku byerekeye Ntakiyimana, usibye ko yanagabanyirijwe ibihano ku buryo buhagije mu Rukiko Rukuru n’ubwo impamvu yabaye iy’uko bwari ubwa mbere akurukiranyweho icyaha, bigaragara ko no kwemera icyaha cye muri uru Rukiko byaturutse kure, kuko mu iburanisha yabanje kuvuga ko yishe se biturutse ku mirwano bagiranye ari se umusembuye nk’uko bigaragara haruguru mu gace ka 6 k’uru rubanza.
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[13] Ibyo biniyongeraho ku ubugome Ntakiyimana yakoranye icyaha cyo kwica se umubyara amaze gucura umugambi wo kujya kumutemagurira mu ishyamba, butuma adakwiye kwongera kugabanyirizwa ibihano n’ubwo noneho yemera icyaha III. ICYEMEZO CY’URUKIKO [14] Rwemeje ko ubujurire bwa Muhayimana Justin nta shingiro bufite. [15] Rwemeje ko urubanza Muhayimana Justin yajuririye rudahindutse. [16] Rutegetse ko amagarama y’urubanza ahererera ku Isanduku ya Leta kuko uwajuriye utsinzwe afunze.