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The Court of Appeal upheld Munyampundu Léon alias Kinihira’s genocide conviction, finding the appeal lacked merit and the 25-year sentence should stand.
The court held that, although the applicant met the formal requirements for rehabilitation and demonstrated good conduct, the gravity of the crime of genocide precludes the granting of rehabilitation. Rwandan law and international conventions treat genocide as an exceptionally serious, imprescriptible crime, and statutory restrictions remain even if rehabilitation is granted. Therefore, the application for rehabilitation was denied.
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Court of Appeal held that Kabilima Jean Damascène failed to prove an alibi, upheld witness and documentary evidence, and convicted him of genocide and complicity.
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