The prosecution has filed a lawsuit against a former Member of the National Assembly
by admin on | 2024-05-23 13:28:13 Last Updated by admin on2024-11-15 11:24:54
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Hon. Eugene Barikana, a former member of Rwandan parliament, has now been sentenced to two years in prison.
The case was
filed by the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Thursday, May 23,
2024.
Eugene
Barikana, who did not deny that he had been charged with unlawful possession of
a weapon, pleaded guilty on Thursday, but pleaded guilty to the charge of the
court. The prosecution asked the judge to convict the accused and sentenced him
to two years in prison.
After the
Supreme Court of Nyarugenge heard both sides' announcements and the sentence of
the accused, the judge concluded the case and will read the court's decision
next week on May 29, 2024. Eugene Barikana, who did not deny that he had been
charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, pleaded guilty on Thursday, but
pleaded guilty to the charge of the court.
The
prosecution asked the judge to convict the accused and s After
the Supreme Court of Nyarugenge heard both sides' announcements and the
sentence of the accused, the judge concluded the verdict and will read the
court's decision next week on May 29, 2024.
He was
arrested on May 13, 2024, where he was found with a grenade and an AK 47 rifle.
In his
interrogation, Barikana said that these weapons were his possessions while
living with the soldiers, and he forgot to return them, when they separated,
apologized, because he had made mistakes and admitted them.
Article 70 of the Arms Act states that anyone who possesses weapons illegally, who changes weapons symbols in any way commits a crime. If convicted, he shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of less than one (1) year but not more than two (2) years, the fine of Rwf 1 million is not less than Rwf 1 million, but not more than Rwf 2 million or only one of these penalties.
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