Jean Bosco Uwinkindi a Genocide suspect appeared before Nyarugenge Intermediate Court today and requested for 4 months to prepare for his trial.
Uwinkindi is accused of murdering Tutsi’s during the 1994 Genocide. He was a pastor at the Pentecostal Church at Kanzenze in the former Kigali-Rural Prefecture.
Uwinkindi’s lawyer Gatera Gashabana said that they didn’t found a time to discuss with his client on what he’s being accused.
“I know this information that I will be his lawyer in the last time so I didn’t get much time to revise his dossier that’s why I’m requesting 4 months to understand what he’s being accused,” says Gashabana.
Uwinkindi is detained at the special transit facility at Kigali Central Prison, designated for suspects transferred from the ICTR or other international jurisdictions.
The decision to transfer Uwinkindi to Rwanda was first made in June 2011 by the tribunal’s referral chamber, and later upheld by the appeals chamber, after giving the Rwandan judiciary a clean bill of health.
The court will give its decision on the Uwinkindi’s request tomorrow Friday, April 27, 2012 at 11:00 AM.
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