{Prosecutors seeks life sentence for two police officers accused of killing Makonene Gustave who was the employee of Transparency International Rwanda.}
Cpl Iyakaremye Nelson and Cpl Ndabarinze Isaac have admitted to all charges and apologize for the killing of the TI staff.
On the other hand, their lawyers have asked the prosecution to reduce the penalty to 10 years in prison rather than life imprisonment.
However the prosecutor says although the defendants admitted to the charges they may face life imprisonment due to the severity of the crime.
The proofs presented by the police revealed that Gustave was aware of the smuggling operation that the two suspects were involved in between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Mr. Makonene, 33, joined Transparency International Rwanda in 2011 and was working as a coordinator of the Advocacy and Legal Advice Centre in Rubavu at the time of his death in July 2013.
The court will take the final decision on 22nd January 2015.
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