{A former Rwandan army captain who was recently released after serving six months in prison for illegal weapons possession appeared in court on Monday to face new charges of sedition.}<\/p>\n
In a court hearing in the capital Kigali, retired captain David Kabuye was accused of “inciting insurrection and insulting senior government officials” while he was behind bars, a prosecutor said.<\/p>\n
Prosecutor Mathieu Gashayija said the former officer had accused Rwandan authorities of kidnapping and eliminating opponents and had said President Paul Kagame was purging opponents.<\/p>\n
The prosecutor also said he had sympathised with rebels based in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo.<\/p>\n
Kabuye denied the charges, and claimed he was being victimised for trying to expose prison corruption and racketeering by guards.<\/p>\n
“The root cause of the allegations is a report I compiled on what happens in the prison,” he told the court.<\/p>\n
“I told prison guards that I was going to write a report to be submitted when I leave prison, and they threatened me that they would in turn accuse me of many counts,” he alleged.<\/p>\n
Kabuye was first arrested last year along with two other Rwandan military figures<\/p>\n
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