{"id":18234,"date":"2004-03-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2004-03-04T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/18234-en-en-witness-claims-former-minister-of-commerce-was-materialistic90009000.html"},"modified":"2004-03-05T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2004-03-04T23:00:00","slug":"en-en-witness-claims-former-minister-of-commerce-was-materialistic90009000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/18234-en-en-witness-claims-former-minister-of-commerce-was-materialistic90009000.html","title":{"rendered":"WITNESS CLAIMS FORMER MINISTER OF COMMERCE WAS \u201cMATERIALISTIC\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p  >\nArusha, March 5, 2004 (FH) \u2013 A prosecution witness in the trial of four former Rwandan ministers taking place at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), on Friday claimed that the former minister of Commerce, Justin Mugenzi was \u201cmaterialistic\u201d.  The witness code-named \u201cGMJ\u201d to protect his identity, described himself as \u201can ordinary member\u201d of the Liberal Party (PL) of which Mugenzi was president from 1991 to 1994.\n<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p  >\n\u201cMugenzi changed radically when he became minister of commerce in 1993.  He wholly espoused the ideology he used to fight.  That is when we realised that he was materialistic\u201d, declared the witness. \u201cBefore 1993, Mugenzi would teach us to fight discrimination \u2026all ethnic groups lived in harmony within the party\u2026 PL was a really a good party\u201d, continued GMJ. According to him, Mugenzi was \u201cthe kind of person who could accept to kill others for material gain\u201d. GMJ, the 21st prosecution witness, testified for less than an hour on Friday and he will continue giving evidence on Monday. Mugenzi is co-accused with the former minister of health, Casimir Bizimungu, the former minister of foreign affairs, Jerome Bicamumpaka, and Prosper Mugiraneza, former minister of public service. All have pleaded not guilty to crimes of genocide and crimes against humanity. The so-called \u201cGovernment Two\u201d trial is taking place in Trial Chamber Two of the ICTR, composed of Judge Asoka de Zoysa Gunawardana for Sri Lanka (presiding), Judge Lee Gacuiga Muthoga from Kenya and Khalid Rashid Khan from Pakistan. KN\/ER\/CE\/FH (GVII'0305ee)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arusha, March 5, 2004 (FH) \u2013 A prosecution witness in the trial of four former Rwandan ministers taking place at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), on Friday claimed that the former minister of Commerce, Justin Mugenzi was \u201cmaterialistic\u201d. 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