Rwanda: Supreme Court Verdict Paves Way for Mugesera's Trial

29 September 2012

The Supreme Court yesterday rejected Genocide suspect Leon Mugesera's application challenging the legal procedures on which the High Court based its decision to deny him more time to study his dossier.

In Mugesera's submission, he had argued that article 162 of the code for civil and administrative procedures on which the Nyarugenge Intermediate Court based its decision, contradicts article 18 of the constitution.

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