A CALL TO CONSCIENCE. VICTOIRE INGABIRE BOYCOTTS THE TRIAL – WHAT TO BECOME OF PAUL KAGAME?

Johannesburg - Numerous articles have been published over the past few years during Victoire Ingabile’s trial with the Kigali regime. Finally, We happen to stumble across the one that captured our attention “Rwandan opposition figure boycotts trial: lawyer” this publication was written by Agence France Presse (AFP) on the 16th April 2012.
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Her boycotting came after the court cut short the hearing of a witness for the defence, former FDLR colonel Michel Habimana, who accused Rwandan authorities of rigging evidence against her. These practices are eminent and hinders justice to the accused person or persons.

The witness also explained that accusations against Ingabire were merely aimed at stopping her from running in the (August 2010) presidential election" against Kagame, said Edwards, one of Ingabire’s lawyers. Among the charges brought forward includes; Genocide Ideologies, sawing division, financing FDLR, etc. It is however well documented that the Kagame regime continues to saw division, ethnic divides and denies that Hutus were also killed during and after the 1994 genocide. Ingabire’s boycotting not only will it test Kagame’s leadership but also the justice system as well as Human Rights values from the United Nation’s declaration that Rwanda has to adhere to.

One has to ask himself/herself if Paul Kagame is willing to reconcile people of Rwanda after leaving them in limbo for the past 18 years. Prominent leaders in the RPA (Col Patrick Karegeya, Gen Kayumba Nyamwasa, etc) have defected, and others (Lt. Gen. Fred Ibingira, the chief of staff of the Reserve Forces; Brig. Gen. Richard Rutatina, the military intelligence chief; Brig. Gen. Wilson Gumisiriza, commander of the RDF's 3rd Division and Col. Dan Munyuza, head of external Intelligence) are under house arrest for simply standing their grounds. People of Rwanda are argued not to tolerate Paul Kagame’s continued manipulations of the justice system as well as freedom of expression for it is their inherit rights.

Source; Rnc Africa Chapter