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The Court of Appeal recharacterized the offence from inciting public disorder to genocide minimization and reduced the sentence to five years.
The Supreme Court of Rwanda upheld a genocide-denial conviction but reduced the sentence to nine years, holding that the sentence could not be increased on appeal without a prosecution appeal.
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.
The Supreme Court held that Ingabire's conduct and statements constituted criminal conspiracy to harm the government, genocide denial, and incitement. The court found no fair trial violations, confirmed the court's power to recharacterize offences, excluded the Netherlands evidence (A, D, E) for the conspiracy charge, but found the remaining evidence sufficient. Sentences were adjusted to reflect aggravating and mitigating factors, with Ingabire sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment.
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