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Criminal law RLR V.3-2016

PROSECUTION v. NIYONSABA_180828_en

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Supreme Court
Case number
RPAA0126/11/CS

The Supreme Court upheld Niyonsaba Boniface’s life sentence for murder, finding his late guilty plea insincere and the killing exceptionally cruel.

  • Murder
  • Inhuman and degrading treatment
  • Mitigating circumstances
  • Guilty plea
  • Penalty reduction
  • Guilty-plea
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