Fifteen suspects including Alfred Nsengimana former Executive secretary of cyuve sector in Musanze district have appeared before the high court of Musanze to answer charges of collaborating with the FDLR and aiding attacks that claimed lives.
The suspects appeared before court on Tuesday where one of the suspects admitted to aiding the FLDR in executing an attack that claimed a Policeman and another attack on the home of Musanze district mayor which claimed another life.
Prosecution charged the suspects with among others; murder, colluding with terrorists, treason, belonging to a terrorist group with aim of overthrowing government among others.
One of the suspects identified as Nsengiyumva Jotham admitted to having shot dead a Police officer and that he threw a grenade in the home of the district mayor which killed one child aged 18months.
Nsegiyumva also admitted to having thrown a grenade in musanze town center that seriously injured six people. Both attacks were conducted in January 2014.
Prosecution also presented that Nsengimana was very instrumental in aiding the terror activities of FDLR in Musanze providing evidence (as seen in his passport) the suspect had travelled several times to DRCongo and Uganda yet without any permission from his superiors.
Among the suspects are three women who told court that they smuggled grenades and other explosives provided to them by one FDLR rebel they identified as Nohel.
Prosecution represented by Gaspard Rudatinya sought the suspects be remanded for 30 days subject to the weight and nature of crimes they are suspected to have committed.
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