{{Controversial opposition politician Bernard Ntaganda also founder president of PS-Imberakuri party has this morning regained his freedom after completing a four-year prison sentence.}}
At 8:00AM Ntaganda walked out through the gates of Mpanga Prison expressing his delight upon his release.
Sano Alexis, the head of Mpanga Prison located in Nyanza district said the release of Ntaganda was in accordance with the law and that every prisoner is set free once they have completed serving their particular sentences.
The head of Mpanga prison refuted allegations that the politician was poorly handled while in Jail saying “no prisoner can ever admit appreciate the way they are handled while serving their sentences. Ntaganda exercised all his rights while in prison,” He said.
After his release, Ntaganda first paid tribute to his deceased mother who died while he was in prison. He is visiting his mothers grave at Rusororo where he is expected to lay a wreath of flowers.
Ntaganda was jailed after pleading guilty to endangering national security, “divisionism” – inciting ethnic divisions – and attempting to organize demonstrations without official authorization.
He was sentenced to two years each for the first two charges and fined him 100,000 Rwandan francs.
His party recently declared full support and collaboration with the FDLR and RDI-Rwanda Rwiza.
However, the Party website remained dormant without any sign of the release of the party president. the website was last updated on May 30 with a press release in which the party commended FDLR for laying down arms in DRC.
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