{{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. }} <\/p>\n
Ngoga said that the acquittals were wrong and disappointing. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
The appeals chamber ordered their immediate release. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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