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The Court of Appeal dismissed Habimana Saidi’s appeal, holding that his grounds of appeal were filed far outside the allowed time after the judgment was uploaded to IECMS.
The Court found that the COVID-19 quarantine in Rusizi prison constituted an exceptional and unforeseen circumstance beyond the appellant's control, which justified the late filing of the appeal. Therefore, the appeal should have been admitted by the High Court, and the previous decision rejecting the appeal for lateness was set aside.
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The Court of Appeal held that a defendant held in custody during Covid-19 could appeal from the date he was informed in prison, so the appeal was timely.
The Court of Appeal held that Niyoyita’s email appeal was valid and timely, and that lack of a handwritten signature did not defeat the appeal.
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