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The Court of Appeal dismissed Munyakayanza’s genocide appeal, holding that a credible single witness may suffice and that minor inconsistencies did not defeat the testimony.
The Court found that RNC is a terrorist group as established by prior judgments and its conduct. The accused's actions constituted full membership in a terrorist group, not mere attempt, as they had accepted and taken steps to join. Procedural objections regarding prosecution authority were dismissed as inapplicable to terrorist group charges. The evidence, including investigative confessions and corroborating statements, was sufficient. The offences of joining an unlawful armed group and a terrorist group cannot be cumulated; only the terrorist group offence stands. The sentence of 15 years'…
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Dr. Rutunga Venant was found criminally liable as an accomplice (icyitso) in genocide and extermination as a crime against humanity for knowingly requesting and bringing gendarmes who, together with interahamwe, killed Tutsi refugees and employees at ISAR-Rubona. The court found that his actions—requesting the gendarmes, facilitating their arrival, and failing to oppose or prevent the killings—constituted essential assistance, even though he did not personally kill or directly order the killings. The court rejected defenses based on non-retroactivity, absence from prior cases, and lack of dir…
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The Court of Appeal found that the High Court erred in its assessment of the alibi and witness credibility. The prosecution met its burden to prove beyond reasonable doubt that Twagirayezu Wenceslas was present in Rwanda and participated in multiple attacks constituting genocide and crimes against humanity. Minor inconsistencies in witness testimony did not undermine the core evidence. The absence of his name in Gacaca records was not determinative. The Court convicted Twagirayezu of genocide and crimes against humanity and imposed a 20-year prison sentence, finding no sufficient aggravating…
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The court held that the legally recognized birth certificate established U.V.'s birth date as 01/01/2003, making her 15 at the time of the offence. The defendant's arguments and alternative documents were found unconvincing or unreliable. However, due to mitigating factors including the defendant's youth, admission of guilt, and lack of prior misconduct, the sentence was reduced from 20 to 10 years' imprisonment.
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The Court of Appeal upheld Barutwanayo’s conviction for attempted murder and aggravated robbery, but reduced the sentence from life imprisonment to 15 years.
The High Court of Rwanda convicted Iyamuremye Jean Claude alias Nzinga of genocide for participating in attacks against Tutsi civilians in Kicukiro and Nyanza.
The High Court partly allowed Habyarimana Jean’s appeal, affirming convictions for conspiracy to commit genocide and accessory liability but overturning the roadblock conviction.
The High Court partially allowed Habyarimana Jean’s appeal, upholding convictions for conspiracy to commit genocide, incitement, and accessory liability.
The Supreme Court upheld Turatsinze Pierre’s conviction for genocide denial, but reduced the sentence to nine years because the prosecution had not appealed for a harsher penalty.
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