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Criminal law RLR V.2 -2021

PROSECUTION v. MUGESERA

Court
Court of Appeal
Case number
RP/GEN 00003/2019/CA

The Court of Appeal upheld Mugesera Léon’s conviction for public and direct incitement to genocide and persecution, while setting aside a separate hatred conviction.

  • Genocide
  • Crimes against humanity
  • Incitement to genocide
  • Persecution
  • Right to fair trial
  • Presumption of innocence
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Criminal law RLR V.2-2016

KARANGIRA v. IYABURUNGA

Court
Supreme Court
Case number
RPA0076/15/CS

The Supreme Court held that separate prison sentences for different offences must be served consecutively, not at the same time, and upheld the detention.

  • Unlawful detention
  • Execution of penalties
  • Non-retroactivity of penal law
  • Damages for wrongful accusation
  • Criminal-law
  • Unlawful-detention
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