The Rwanda High Court has ruled to deliver Mugesera’s verdict on 24th Dec 2012.
The High Court was today resuming hearing the case involving Genocide suspect Leon Mugesera after the expiry of the 27 days that the court had granted him.
In today’s trial, Mugesera and his defense team alleges that the High Court has not the competence to try his case.
However, the prosecutor General, Martin Ngoga says that the High Court has the competence to try Mugesera’s case and Canada transferred him knowing its competence.
Mugesera, who is alleged to have been at the forefront of calling for the massacre of Tutsi during the 1994 Genocide, was early this year deported from Canada, where he had sought refuge.
The High Court had granted him 27 days for his defence counsel to prepare before the trial can commence in substance.
Mugesera has, however, been accused of delaying his trial, coming up with continuous excuses that have made the trial not start in the expected time.
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