Lt. Joel Mutabazi and co-accused Joseph Nshimiymana have today frustrated Military high court in Kanombe after the two refused to pronounce themselves on charges against them.
In the previous hearing, court had granted three months to the accused in order to carefully study the law in relation to their rights before the hearing would continue.
The two co-accused are jointly charged and separately with deserting the military, terrorism, formation of an armed group, spreading rumours with the intention of inciting the public to rise up against the state, murder, crimes against the state, illegal possession of a firearm and attempt to harm the person of the President.
Lt. Mutabazi told court that he cannot pronounce himself on the charges because his arrest and detention were conducted illegally.
For Joseph Nshimiymana a.k.a ‘Camarade’ formerly working for FDLR rebel movement and also accused of executing a grenade attack at Kicukiro last year, neither denied nor admitted to the charges against him.
Nshimiymana observed that court judges were trying him with all Law books closed thus advised them to listen to prosecution and make judgments based on prosecution submission.
This prompted Judges to order Nshimiymana be ejected out of court and returned later after five minutes.
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