Rwanda opposition leader sentenced to 8 years for treason, genocide denial

[JURIST] A Rwandan on Tuesday convicted opposition leader Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza [campaign website; JURIST news archive] of treason and genocide denial, sentencing her to eight years in prison. Ingabire was acquitted on charges [AP report] of terrorism and promoting ethnic division and a genocide ideology, while the judges found her guilty of belittling the 1994 Rwanda genocide [JURIST news archive]. The prosecutor recommended a life sentence [BBC report], but Ingabire was allegedly given leniency after writing a personal appeal to...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2012/10/rwanda-opposition-leader-sentenced-to-8-years-for-treason-genocide-denial.php

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