Eight students risk a five years sentence if found guilty of stealing school materials from the school at which they have been studying.
Prosecution at Nyagatare district has proposed 5 years of prison sentence for the students because of the magnitude of the offence.
“Though some materials were found and returned to the school, it doesn’t invalidate the offence they have committed”, said the prosecution.
Prosecution argues that it is a serious offence because the accused first forged the key to open the house containing materials.
Legal assistants for the accused students asked prosecution to consider article 9 that provides for Children’s rights in trial reading scheduled on the 20th January 2012.
The accused students admitted to have committed the offence during which they tried to steal three times; July, September and October when they were still young.
Although they are being tried, the school authorities have already expelled them.
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