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The conviction of Ndayizeye Patrick was quashed because the only evidence against him was uncorroborated testimony from co-accused and a witness with a personal grudge, with no physical evidence linking him to the drugs. The law requires proof beyond reasonable doubt, and in the absence of such proof, the accused must be acquitted.
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Urukiko rw’Ubujurire rwemeje ko nta buregeke bw’imanza buriho, rushimangira ko ubujurire bwa kabiri butari mu bubasha bwarwo kuko nta gihano cyari cyagenwe.
Urukiko rw’Ubujurire rwafashe ko ubujurire bwa Nsabimana butakiriwe, Twahirwa ahamwa n’ubujura busanzwe, naho Ndungutse ahamwa n’ubujura bwitwaje intwaro ariko agabanyirizwa igihano.
Urukiko rw’Ubujurire rwemeje ko inyito y’icyaha ihinduka ubujura bukoreshejwe intwaro byateje urupfu, ariko ibihano by’imyaka 15 bigumaho.
Urukiko rw’Ubujurire rwemeje ko ubujurire bwa kabiri bwa Mulisa butakiriwe, kuko yatsinzwe mu nkiko zombi zabanje hashingiwe ku mpamvu zimwe.
There is no contradiction between the judgments because the parties and subject matter are not identical, and the judgments can be executed concurrently. The applicants' claim lacks merit, and they are liable for costs to the respondents for unnecessary litigation.
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The Organic Law No 04/2012/OL abolishing Gacaca courts is no longer in force and cannot be challenged for constitutionality. The challenge to Article 197(4) of Law No 027/2019 is admissible because the legal grounds and factual context differ from those in the Kamanzi Anaclet case, so res judicata does not apply.
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Urukiko rw’Ubujurire rwemeje ko inyandiko y’ivuka ari yo ishingirwaho mu kumenya imyaka, rusanga U.F. yari umwana. Ubujurire ku gihamya bwanzwe, igihano kigabanywa.
The Supreme Court held that fraudulent procurement guarantees required termination of the contract and award, ordered return of the advance payment, and reversed prior judgments.
Urukiko rw’Ubujurire rwemeje ko igihano cy’imyaka 15 cyari gito giteganywa n’amategeko, bityo ubujurire bwo kongera kukigabanyiriza nta shingiro bufite.
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