26.05.08 - RWANDA/GACACA - MAN GETS 30 YEARS JAIL FOR HIS ROLE IN 1994 GENOCIDE

Kigali, 26 May 2008 (FH) - The Gacaca Court of Nyamirambo , Nyarugenge district, in Kigali, has sentenced a 48-year-old Augustin Mwitirehe, a resident of the sector, to 30 years in prison for being implicated in the 1994 genocide, reports Hirondelle Agency.

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Accused of crimes of genocide and crimes against humanity, Mwitirehe was found guilty of criminal conspiracy; complicity and responsibility in the murder of several people and in several missions in Nyamirambo, in the current cell of Cyivugiza; and inhuman treatment on 30 people, including pregnant women, before killing them, stated the judges ruling of the semi-traditional court.

Before ten damning testimonies, the defendant pleaded not guilty.

In addition to his automatic exclusion from Work of General Interest (WGI), a community work, which was a result of his not guilty plea, the convict will have to pay all the looted goods in question in a later trial.

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