Rwanda: Mugesera Wants Judge Removed From Case

22 October 2019

The Court of Appeal has adjourned the case of Léon Mugesera after the latter called for the disqualification of one of the three judges, Charles Kaliwabo.

He questioned Kaliwabo's impartiality because he had been the president of the High Court that earlier sentenced Mugesera to life in prison for Genocide-related crimes. Kaliwabo was appointed a judge to the Court of Appeal in July 2018.

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