Ndayizera was on Thursday in court for bail application hearing. He was in court with a group of 10 people co-accused of terrorism charges. <\/p>\n
Ndayizera was represented by lawyers but most of his co-accused said they have no lawyers with others saying they don\u2019t know what they are being accused of. <\/p>\n
Some other lawyers representing the accused told the court they had not got enough time to talk with their clients which made them all request for the case adjournment. <\/p>\n
The prosecution requested that when the case resumes, it should be held behind closed doors due to the gravity of charges the accused are charged with.<\/p>\n
The judge agreed to the prosecution\u2019s wish and ruled that the case be adjourned until December 17, this year. <\/p>\n
Ndayizera was arrested last month with another man suspected to have handed him a dynamite that they allegedly planned to use in terrorist acts.<\/p>\n
A resident of Muhanga District, Ndayizera denied all the charges he faces when he was presented to media, at Rwanda Investigation Bureau, (RIB) headquarters in Kimihurura, Kigali on 28th last month.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know nothing about those dynamites,\u201d Ndayizera then said in front of members of the international and local media.<\/p>\n
The Spokesperson of the Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB), Modeste Mbabazi said Ndayizera was arrested in Nyamirambo, Kigali after he had received the dynamite.<\/p>\n
Terrorism is punished under article 19 of the antiterrorism law. It stipulates that any person who attempts, takes part or supports terrorism acts commits a crime and upon conviction, he shall be liable to a penalty of not less than 15 years of imprisonment but not more than 20 years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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