The Prosecutor General Martin Ngoga on Tuesday expressed sadness over the International Criminal Tribunal’s decision to acquit two former Cabinet ministers on genocide charges.
Ngoga said that the acquittals were wrong and disappointing.
The appeals chamber of the Arusha-based tribunal on Monday overturned 30-year sentences handed down to Justin Mugenzi and Prosper Mugiraneza, who were both Cabinet ministers at the time of Rwanda’s 1994 genocide.
The appeals chamber ordered their immediate release.
The duo had been convicted to 30 years in September 2011 after being found guilty of conspiracy to commit genocide and inciting the public to commit genocide.
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