Extraordinary rendition, Rwanda-style

http://dailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-10-09-extraordinary-rendition-rwanda-style   Extraordinary rendition, Rwanda-style Simon Allison Simon Allison Simon Allison covers Africa for the Daily Maverick, having cut his teeth reporting from Palestine, Somalia and revolutionary Egypt. He loves news and politics, the more convoluted the better. Despite his natural cynicism and occasionally despairing tone, he is an Afro-optimist, and can't wait to witness and chronicle the continent's swift development over the next few decades. 9 October 2012 03:40 (South Africa)   Enforced disappearances, long detentions without charge, parallel justice mechanisms, a network of secret prisons – these are all the hallmarks of the US program of 'extraordinary rendition'. This time, however, we're talking about Rwanda, and a new Amnesty report which accused Kagame of orchestrating a very similar program on a domestic level. The extraordinary is becoming distinctly ordinary. By SIMON ALLISON. When President Paul Kagame has a problem, he often looks west for solutions. When his poverty-stricken country needed cash, he asked Western countries for handouts, and continues to receive them. When he needed to restructure Rwanda's economy, he modelled it – quite successfully – on the technology-centric economies of Britain and the USA. When he wanted Rwanda to integrate more closely with the international community, he made the country learn English. Eventually, he found himself looking west so much that he asked Tony Blair for a handful of seasoned political advisors, stationed in the Rwandan president's office under the aegis of Blair's African Governance Initiative. It should come as no surprise, therefore, that when Kagame needed a way to deal with troublesome political opposition, he looked west – and saw an admirably efficient model in America's "extraordinary rendition" program, which in its heyday combined a global network of secret prisons, a parallel and completely unaccountable judicial system, torture and detention without charge. This was how America (Land of the Free and Home of the Brave) chose to deliver justice in the War on Terror, and Kagame can hardly be blamed for implementing the same system in his own country; especially when he's receiving advice from Blair, one of the major facilitators of extraordinary rendition while he was British prime minister. The details of Kagame's own parallel detention program were outlined in an Amnesty report released Monday. "Scores of people are held in detention in military camps and the safeguards which protect detainees in police stations and other official places of detention are circumvented. Hidden from view, detainees have been unlawfully detained as well as reportedly tortured and otherwise ill-treated." The report goes on to detail a number of specific cases where suspects were summarily detained without charge; tortured into making false confessions; and where suspects' families were not informed of their detention. In total, Amnesty documented 45 cases of illegal detention and 18 allegations of torture or ill-treatment, although the rights group was at pains to clarify that it suspected the numbers involved to be higher. Somewhat ironically, even though Rwanda's network of secret military prisons and unlawful detention mirrors those established by the United States and supported by Britain, the Amnesty report could force both those countries to scale back their relationship with Rwanda. "The report is the latest blow to the Rwandan President Paul Kagame's battered reputation following allegations of persecuting opponents, gagging media and arming rebels in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo. International donors have partially suspended aid but Britain in particular is under mounting pressure to go further," wrote David Smith in The Guardian. Rwanda, naturally, denies these allegations. "There is no torture in our country and we can't investigate on a false allegation," said Alphonse Hitiyaremye, Rwanda's deputy prosecutor general. Meanwhile on Twitter, Foreign Affairs Minister Louise Mushikiwabo went on the attack: "Rwanda will act on all credible claims of torture but won't engage in a shouting match w/another NGO seeking headlines at Rwanda's expense." Rwanda and international NGOs don't get along at the best of times; in a recent Time magazine cover story, Kagame lamented that his country's image was determined entirely by Human Rights Watch reports (an exaggeration, but one perhaps indicative of his persecution complex). If he really is that worried about Rwanda's image, however, a simple solution presents itself: stop abusing human rights. Without Kagame and his government's well-documented stifling of free press, intimidation of opposition, illicit support for rebels in the DRC and now establishment of a secret and illegal detention system, there would be very little for human rights groups to write reports about, and Kagame might well start getting more credit for the things he's doing well, especially in terms of the thriving economy. That's the advice Tony Blair should be giving to Kagame – and should have given to George W Bush a decade ago. DM Read more: "Rwanda: Shrouded in secrecy: illegal detention and torture by military intelligence," report from Amnesty International   "Rwandan civilians tortured into making false confessions, says Amnesty," on The Guardian   "Rwanda: international darling no more," on Daily Maverick   Photo: Rwanda's Paul Kagame (REUTERS)   Read next Joburg Pride: A Tale of Two Cities Simon Allison Simon Allison Simon Allison covers Africa for the Daily Maverick, having cut his teeth reporting from Palestine, Somalia and revolutionary Egypt. He loves news and politics, the more convoluted the better. Despite his natural cynicism and occasionally despairing tone, he is an Afro-optimist, and can't wait to witness and chronicle the continent's swift development over the next few decades.

Les ressortissants Rwandais au Sénégal dénoncent le report du Procès de Victoire Ingabire

http://www.seneweb.com/news/Justice/rwanda-proces-les-ressortissants-rwandais-au-senegal-denoncent-le-report-du-proces-de-victoire-ingabire_n_78643.html   Rwanda-Procès: Les ressortissants Rwandais au Sénégal dénoncent le report du Procès de Victoire Ingabire   Par SenewebNews | Seneweb.com |  Mardi 09 octobre, 2012 14:08  Justice | Mots Clés: Rwanda-Procès, Ressortissants Rwandais, Sénégal, Report, Procès, Victoire Ingabire   Partager source: Seneweb.com L'union des Ressortissant Rwandais au Sénégal (URRS) est très remontée contre l'Etat rwandais. Et pour cause, ses membres dénoncent le report du Procès de Victoire Ingabire, initialement prévue le 5 octobre 2012 et qui a été reporté au 19 octobre prochain. Pour ces ressortissants rwandais, ce énième report traduit une fois de plus l'absence manifeste de volonté de l'Etat rwandais à tirer cette affaire au clair. Selon Urrs, Victoire Ingabire a été arrêtée et emprisonnée à Kigali le 14 octobre, peu de temps après son retour au Rwanda. Elle voulait déclarer son parti politique et se présenter aux élections présidentielles de 2010 contre le Président sortant, Paul Kagamé. Les rwandais qui vivent au Sénégal disent ainsi condamner cette attitude de la justice rwandaise. Ils demandent à ce que Mme Ingabire bénéficie d'un procès équitable.

Abategetsi ba FPR si ugukubita abaturage inkoni irarisha hirya no hino mu gihugu

http://rwanda-in-liberation.blogvie.com/2012/10/09/abategetsi-ba-fpr-si-ugukubita-abaturage-inkoni-irarisha-hirya-no-hino-mu-gihugu/ Abategetsi ba FPR si ugukubita abaturage inkoni irarisha hirya no hino mu gihugu Posted on octobre 9th, 2012 par rwanda-in-liberation Mu gihe inkuru yigeze gukwira hirya no hino ko uwari umunyamabanga nshingwabikorwa w'umurenge wa Nyamyumba ubu akaba yarimuriwe mu murenge wa Nyakiliba Dukundimana Esperance afatanyije n'abari amashumi ye birirwaga bakubita abaturage babarenganya, mu gihe kandi mu minsi yashize humvikanye inkuru kuri radiyo ijwi ry'Amerika yavugaga ko umuyobozi w'umudugudu w'Amajyambere n'uw'akagali ka Kamatamu mu murenge wa Kacyiru bakubise umunyamabanga mukuru w'ishyaka ritavuga rumwe na FPR ariryo FDU Inkingi hamwe n'undi murwanashyaka wa PS Imberakuri naryo ritavuga rumwe na FPR, amakuru akomeje kugaragara hirya no hino ko abategetsi bashyizweho na FPR ubu inkoni iravuza ubuhuha mu baturage aho babakubita bababwira ngo bazajye kubarega aho bashaka. Ibi ariko ntibabura aho babikomora kuko burya ngo umwambari w'umwana agenda nka shebuja: muri FPR hakosora inkoni kuko binazwi ko na Kagame akubita abo yitwa ngo arayobora banze kumupfukamira ngo bamuramye. Impamvu y'ikubitwa ry'abaturage rikorwa n'izi ngirwabayobozi zikingirwa ikibaba n'ubutegetsi bwa FPR ni uko n'ubundi nta muturage uba warazitoye ahubwo ziba zarashyizweho ku ngufu zimaze kwibirwa amajwi aho bidashoboka abasirikari bakaba batera abaturage ubwoba ngo batore intore ya FPR ku ngufu. Aho iki gitugu cyo gushyiraho ingirwabayobozi kitashobotse abaturage bakabasha kwihagararaho bagatora uwo babaga baziho ubushobozi n'ubunyangamugayo bwo kubayobora ubu bayobowe neza. Inkuru iheruka gutangazwa mu Imvaho Nshya yanditswe na Nyiraneza Judith yavuze uburyo mu karere ka Ruhango iki kiboko nacyo kivugiriza. Biratangaje kandi biteye agahinda kubona abaturage bakubitwa bikarangirira aho ahubwo ababahoza ku nkoni bagahembwa imisoro ivuye mu byuya by'abo baturage. Nimwirebere uko inkuru yo mu Ruhango iteye:   Nyiraneza Judith Bamwe mu baturage bo mu kagari ka Kabuga, mu murenge wa Mbuye ho mu karere ka Ruhango batangarije Imvaho Nshya ko barembejwe n'inkoni z'Umunyamabanga Nshingwabikorwa wabo Mujawamaliya Béatha, ubakorera ibikorwa by'akarengane bitandukanye aho kubakemurira ibibazo byabo bamugezaho. Ubwo Imvaho yageraga mu kagari ka Kabuga ku gasantere ka Mponda, abaturage bayitangarije ko nta buyobozi bafite, wagira ngo ni agahugu kigenga kuko Umunyamabanga Nshingwabikorwa atabakemurira ibibazo neza, ahubwo iyo birimbye abakubita akababwira ngo bazajye kumurega aho bashaka. Madamu Mukamuhizi Elina wakubiswe imigeri n'Umunyamabanga Nshingwabikorwa Mujawamaliya Béatha ku mugoroba wo ku wa kane tariki ya 16 Kanama 2012, ubu ariruka hirya no hino yivuza mu gihe uwo Munyamabanga nshingwabikorwa avuga ko we icyo kibazo atakizi atanigeze akubita uwo Mukamuhizi, ngo akaba ataranamugejejeho ikirego cy'uko yaba yarakubiswe. Kuri iki  kibazo abaturage bari muri santeri ya Mponda bateye hejuru amajwi bati « Nta soni, none se uriya Elina ntiyari muzima, ubuse ajya kwivuza kuko asetse! Ubu ntiyagombye kuba akorera urugo rwe nk'abandi twese ? Gitifu yaramukubise amurenganyije kuko yagira ngo amuheshe ibikoresho byo mu nzu yari yabajishije kwa Nizeyimana Samuel, aho kubimuhesha amukubita imigeri twese abari aha twarabibonye yihakana yaramurenganyije". Banavuze ko impamvu z'ako karengane ziterwa n'uko haba hari ababa bigereyeyo kandi ko igikozwe cyose agenerwamo icya cumi. Mu buryo burambuye, uwakubiswe ari we Mukamuhizi yabwiye Imvaho Nshya ko mu kwezi kwa kane (Mata 2012) ari bwo bahaye akazi Nizeyimana Samuel ko kubakorera intebe zo muri salo, akabati n'urugi rwa tilipuregisi ku mafaranga 120 000 kandi ko bamuhaye amafaranga ya avansi 50 000 nkuko bigaragara mu masezerano Nizeyimana yagiranye na Mugenzi Vianney umugabo wa Mukamuhizi ku wa 25 Mata 2012. Anemeza ko ibyo bikoresho azabiha ba nyirabyo ku wa 25 Gicurasi 2012 bakamuha amafaranga yari asigaye. Ibikoresho uwo Nizeyimana yagiye abigurisha abandi bantu inshuro ebyiri aho kubahiriza amasezerano. Mukamuhizi yagize ati « Tubimenye twagiye gusaba ubuyobozi bw'Akagari ko bwadukemurira ikibazo.  Ushinzwe iterambere ubukungu n'imibereho myiza witwa Nyirahagenimana Justine yansubije ko twazaza ejo, umunsi ampaye niriwe mbategerereje kuri santere ya Mponda bigeza mu ijoro hafi saa mbiri nkomeza kubibutsa ko naheshwa ibyo bikoresho ngo bitazongera kugurishwa, nkasubizwa ko muri iryo joro ntabona uko mbijyana nkababwira ko nabibitsa. Ni bwo Umunyamabanga Nshingwabikorwa w'Akagari Béatha yasohotse mu nzu ari kumwe n\'uwitwa Pélagie nyina wabo wa Nizeyimana araza arambwira ngo 'wa mugore we ubundi mupatana na Nizeyimana mukamuha amafaranga twari duhari'? Yahise  ankubita urushyi anantuka kuri mama, akomeza ankubita imigeri ku buryo guhera ubwo nagize ibibazo by'ubuzima, akanavuga ngo ndakwica". Hari andi masezerano ya kabiri yakozwe ku wa 14 Kanama 2012 avuga ko ibikoresho byapatanywe ku mafaranga 155 000 kandi ko Nizeyimana yahawe avansi y'amafaranga 70 000 yagiriye imbere y'ubuyobozi, yiyemeza ko ibyo bikoresho azabibaha ku wa 19 Kanama 2012, bitaba ibyo agakurikiranwa n'ubuyobozi. Nyuma yo gukubitwa kwa Mukamuhizi nta muntu wongeye guca iryera Nizeyimana kuko ngo yaba aba muri Kigali. Nyuma y'uko abaturage bari bamaze gukora umuganda, Umunyamabanga Nshingwabikorwa w'Akagari ka Kabuga Mujawamaliya Béatha mu kiganiro yagiranye n'Imvaho Nshya yayitangarije ko abaturage ayobora bafite imyumvire itandukanye ariko ko muri rusange bumva. Abajijwe uburyo ubuyobozi bukemura ibibazo yasubije ko nta kibazo. Yongeye kubazwa niba yaba yarakubise Mukamuhizi, yabihakanye yivuye inyuma avuga ko n'icyo kibazo atakizi. Ubuyobozi butinya gutanga amakuru hari icyo buba bwikeka Umuyobozi w'Akarere ka Ruhango, Mbabazi François Xavier  abajijwe ku kibazo cy'umuturage wakubiswe yasubije ko kizwi ku buryo Umunyamabanga Nshingwabikorwa w'Akagari ka Kabuga Mujawamaliya Béatha yandikiwe n'Akarere asabwa ibisobanuro ndetse atumizwa ku karere kwisobanura,  akavuga ko uwo muturage yatitirije bikabije ubuyobozi ngo bumuheshe ibye, hagati aho mu rwego rwo gukemura icyo kibazo ngo hategerejwe ibisubizo bizava kwa muganga. Ku birebana no kuba Mujawamaliya yaravuganye n'umunyamakuru w'Imvaho Nshya ariko ibibazo yabajijwe agasubiza ko atabizi ni ikibazo kigaragaza ko nta bushake yari afite bwo gutanga amakuru kuko hari icyo yikekaga kijyanye n'imikorere itari myiza mu gutanga serivisi. Kudatanga amakuru, Umuyobozi w'Akarere yagize ati "Ni inshingano gutanga amakuru, ari abaturage kimwe n\'abaje bagana ubuyobozi bakakirwa neza". Kuba Mujawamaliya yarahamagaye Umunyamabanga Nshingwabikorwa w\'Umurenge Bihezande Idrissa akamubwira ko hari umuntu wiriwe agendagenda mu kagari batamuzi noneho we agasaba polisi yo ku murenge gufata moto iri buhace ihetse umugore ahageze ntibanamumenye kuko yahamaze igihe kigera ku isaha n\'igice. Nyuma umupolisi ushinzwe iperereza yegereye umunyamakuru amusaba ko bavugana, bajya mu biro bye amubaza aho aturuka ngo kuko yari abwiwe ko hari umuntu uri mu murenge batazi. Umunyamakuru yasabwe ibyangombwa arabibereka bamusubiza ko ngo Mujawamaliya yari yababwiye ko atazwi. Igihe umunyamakuru yari agiye gusinyisha urupapuro rw\'ubutumwa bw\'akazi ku murenge ntibyashobotse kuko ubwo yahamagaye umunyamabanga akaba n\'umucungamutungo w\'Umurenge wa Mbuye yamusubije ko nta kashe ihari ngo Umunyamabanga Nshingwabikorwa w\'Umurenge yayijyanye mu nama ku karere. Ubusanzwe itegeko riteganya ko kashe iguma mu biro, nk\'uko byasobanuwe n\'Umuyobozi w\'Akarere ka Ruhango. Ibi byose bigaragaza ko uriya Munyamabanga Nshingwabikorwa w\'Akagari ka Kabuga, Mujawamaliya Béatha  yateranyije umunyamakuru ku buyobozi bumukuriye agamije guhisha amakuru amwerekeyeho, kuko nta kuntu yemeye kuvugana n\'umuntu atazi aho bari bicaye hanze mu gasantere ka Mponda abaturage babareba ko bari kuganira ku manywa y\'ihangu ahubwo bagatangazwa no kumva ahakana avuga ko icyo kibazo atakizi, byongeye byerekeye akazi ashinzwe nubwo mu by\'ukuri yahakanye ibyo yabajijwe. Bihezande Idrissa, Umunyamabanga Nshingwabikorwa w\'Umurenge wa Mbuye yatangarije Imvaho Nshya ko ikibazo bakizi ko habayeho guterana amagambo hagati y\'umuturage n\'umuyobozi w\'Akagari ka Kabuga ku buryo ngo umuturage yashatse kumurwanya na we yirwanaho baba barafatanye bararwana abari aho barabakiza. Mu gukemura icyo kibazo cy\'urugomo n\'amakimbirane, Bihezande yagize ati"Uwakubiswe yasabwe kubanza akivuza, hagati aha polisi yakoze dosiye iri mu bushinjacyaha nakira ikibazo cye kizakurikiranwa gikemurwe". Abajijwe ku bufasha hagati aha bwaba buhabwa uwo wivuza yasubije ko ari we ubwe wivuza, ko birangiye  ibisubizo byo kwa muganga bikagaragaza ikibazo ari bwo Mujawamaliya Béatha azishyura. Ikindi ni uko uwo Mujawamaliya ngo yahaje ahawe uburyo bwo kwikosora kuko n\'aho yari avuye mu murenge wa Byimana na wo wo mu karere ka Ruhango ngo yahavuye bitifashe neza. Yavuze ko amakuru atangwa n\'abaturage yose ataba ari ukuri bisaba kuyasesengura, bityo yashimangiye ko icyo kibazo cy\'imirwano hagati y\'umuturage n\'umuyobozi gikomeje gukurikiranwa ku buryo hafatwa ingamba wikwiriye. Icyerekezo cy\'ubuyobozi bwiza ni ukumva abayoborwa Bwana Mbabazi, Umuyobozi w\'Akarere ka Ruhango yavuze ko icyerekezo cy\'imiyoborere myiza irangwa n\'abayobozi bakira neza abaturage n\'ababagana bakabatega amatwi bagakemura ibibazo byabo mu mucyo. Umuyobozi afite inshingano yo kwita ku bo ashinzwe akuzuza neza inshingano z\'ubuyobozi. Nta umuntu wemerewe gukubita undi kuko hari amategeko abihana, bityo n\'umuyobozi amahame ngenderwaho ntamwemerera gukubita uwo ari we wese. Ubuyobozi bw\'Akarere bwavuze ko bugiye gukurikirana vuba na bwangu icyo kibazo cyùuburyo ubuyobozi bwo mu kagari ka Kabuga butanogeye abaturage. Si uwo gusa kuko hari n'undi witwa Uwimana Claudine nyirabukwe yagurishirije ikibanza, Umunyamabanga Nshingwabikorwa akemeza iryo gurishwa n'umugabo witwa Noheli kandi yari "isambu y'amasunzu" yahawe Uwimana. Urwo rubanza rwatsinze Uwimana guhera mu kagari kugeza ku murenge, ariko nyuma yigira inama yo kurugarura mu bunzi aratsinda. Abaturage bazi icyo kibazo baragize bati « Naba n'abunzi ni bo bagerageza guca neza imanza bagashyira mu gaciro, naho ubundi ubuyobozi bw'Akagari ntacyo butumariye, ahubwo buhora budutera ubwoba ngo tuzarebe ahandi tujya kuburega". Mukamuhizi yivurije ku kigo nderabuzima cya Mbuye tariki ya 17 Kanama 2012, kimwohereza ku bitaro bya Kinazi  yumvise arushaho kuremba. Yakomereje ku  ku bitaro bya polisi ku Kacyiru na byo bimwohereza guca mu cyuma (scanner) ku bitaro bikuru bya kaminuza bya Kigali (CHUK).   Muri ako gace ka Kabuga, abaturage batanga amakuru bafite ubwoba bikanga ko umuyobozi yabamerera nabi. Ikindi ni uko bishisha abanyamakuru, ku buryo twasabye umunyamabanga akaba n'umucungamutungo w'Umurenge wa Mbuye kunshyirira umukono ku rupapuro rw'ubutumwa bw'akazi akambwira ko kashe yatwawe n'Umunyamabanga Nshingwabikorwa w'Umurenge kandi nyamara bamwe mu bari aho bakambwira ko hari abo amaze kuyiterera ku byangombwa. Mu gihe Minisitiri w'ubutegetsi bw'igihugu n'imibereho myiza y'abaturage ahora yibutsa ko abaturage bagomba guhabwa serivisi nziza kandi yihuse bakanitabwaho ndetse ko nta n'umuturage ugomba gusabwa ibitajyanye na serivisi akeneye, birababaje ko abaturage bo mu kagari ka Kabuga bayobozwa imigeri. http://www.orinfor.gov.rw/printmedia/news.php?type=rw&volumeid=721&cat=3&storyid=16256 Ubwanditsi

RWANDA: Gitifu ayoboza abaturage imigeri

http://www.orinfor.gov.rw/printmedia/news.php?type=rw&volumeid=721&cat=3&storyid=16256 Gitifu ayoboza abaturage imigeri NYIRANEZA JUDITH Bamwe mu baturage bo mu kagari ka Kabuga, mu murenge wa Mbuye ho mu karere ka Ruhango batangarije Imvaho Nshya ko barembejwe n'inkoni z'Umunyamabanga Nshingwabikorwa wabo Mujawamaliya Béatha, ubakorera ibikorwa by'akarengane bitandukanye aho kubakemurira ibibazo byabo bamugezaho. Ubwo Imvaho yageraga mu kagari ka Kabuga ku gasantere ka Mponda, abaturage bayitangarije ko nta buyobozi bafite, wagira ngo ni agahugu kigenga kuko Umunyamabanga Nshingwabikorwa atabakemurira ibibazo neza, ahubwo iyo birimbye abakubita akababwira ngo bazajye kumurega aho bashaka. Madamu Mukamuhizi Elina wakubiswe imigeri n'Umunyamabanga Nshingwabikorwa Mujawamaliya Béatha ku mugoroba wo ku wa kane tariki ya 16 Kanama 2012, ubu ariruka hirya no hino yivuza mu gihe uwo Munyamabanga nshingwabikorwa avuga ko we icyo kibazo atakizi atanigeze akubita uwo Mukamuhizi, ngo akaba ataranamugejejeho ikirego cy'uko yaba yarakubiswe. Kuri iki  kibazo abaturage bari muri santeri ya Mponda bateye hejuru amajwi bati « Nta soni, none se uriya Elina ntiyari muzima, ubuse ajya kwivuza kuko asetse! Ubu ntiyagombye kuba akorera urugo rwe nk'abandi twese ? Gitifu yaramukubise amurenganyije kuko yagira ngo amuheshe ibikoresho byo mu nzu yari yabajishije kwa Nizeyimana Samuel, aho kubimuhesha amukubita imigeri twese abari aha twarabibonye yihakana yaramurenganyije". Banavuze ko impamvu z'ako karengane ziterwa n'uko haba hari ababa bigereyeyo kandi ko igikozwe cyose agenerwamo icya cumi. Mu buryo burambuye, uwakubiswe ari we Mukamuhizi yabwiye Imvaho Nshya ko mu kwezi kwa kane (Mata 2012) ari bwo bahaye akazi Nizeyimana Samuel ko kubakorera intebe zo muri salo, akabati n'urugi rwa tilipuregisi ku mafaranga 120 000 kandi ko bamuhaye amafaranga ya avansi 50 000 nkuko bigaragara mu masezerano Nizeyimana yagiranye na Mugenzi Vianney umugabo wa Mukamuhizi ku wa 25 Mata 2012. Anemeza ko ibyo bikoresho azabiha ba nyirabyo ku wa 25 Gicurasi 2012 bakamuha amafaranga yari asigaye. Ibikoresho uwo Nizeyimana yagiye abigurisha abandi bantu inshuro ebyiri aho kubahiriza amasezerano. Mukamuhizi yagize ati « Tubimenye twagiye gusaba ubuyobozi bw'Akagari ko bwadukemurira ikibazo.  Ushinzwe iterambere ubukungu n'imibereho myiza witwa Nyirahagenimana Justine yansubije ko twazaza ejo, umunsi ampaye niriwe mbategerereje kuri santere ya Mponda bigeza mu ijoro hafi saa mbiri nkomeza kubibutsa ko naheshwa ibyo bikoresho ngo bitazongera kugurishwa, nkasubizwa ko muri iryo joro ntabona uko mbijyana nkababwira ko nabibitsa. Ni bwo Umunyamabanga Nshingwabikorwa w'Akagari Béatha yasohotse mu nzu ari kumwe n\'uwitwa Pélagie nyina wabo wa Nizeyimana araza arambwira ngo 'wa mugore we ubundi mupatana na Nizeyimana mukamuha amafaranga twari duhari'? Yahise  ankubita urushyi anantuka kuri mama, akomeza ankubita imigeri ku buryo guhera ubwo nagize ibibazo by'ubuzima, akanavuga ngo ndakwica".  Hari andi masezerano ya kabiri yakozwe ku wa 14 Kanama 2012 avuga ko ibikoresho byapatanywe ku mafaranga 155 000 kandi ko Nizeyimana yahawe avansi y'amafaranga 70 000 yagiriye imbere y'ubuyobozi, yiyemeza ko ibyo bikoresho azabibaha ku wa 19 Kanama 2012, bitaba ibyo agakurikiranwa n'ubuyobozi. Nyuma yo gukubitwa kwa Mukamuhizi nta muntu wongeye guca iryera Nizeyimana kuko ngo yaba aba muri Kigali. Nyuma y'uko abaturage bari bamaze gukora umuganda, Umunyamabanga Nshingwabikorwa w'Akagari ka Kabuga Mujawamaliya Béatha mu kiganiro yagiranye n'Imvaho Nshya yayitangarije ko abaturage ayobora bafite imyumvire itandukanye ariko ko muri rusange bumva. Abajijwe uburyo ubuyobozi bukemura ibibazo yasubije ko nta kibazo. Yongeye kubazwa niba yaba yarakubise Mukamuhizi, yabihakanye yivuye inyuma avuga ko n'icyo kibazo atakizi. Ubuyobozi butinya gutanga amakuru hari icyo buba bwikeka Umuyobozi w'Akarere ka Ruhango, Mbabazi François Xavier  abajijwe ku kibazo cy'umuturage wakubiswe yasubije ko kizwi ku buryo Umunyamabanga Nshingwabikorwa w'Akagari ka Kabuga Mujawamaliya Béatha yandikiwe n'Akarere asabwa ibisobanuro ndetse atumizwa ku karere kwisobanura,  akavuga ko uwo muturage yatitirije bikabije ubuyobozi ngo bumuheshe ibye, hagati aho mu rwego rwo gukemura icyo kibazo ngo hategerejwe ibisubizo bizava kwa muganga. Ku birebana no kuba Mujawamaliya yaravuganye n'umunyamakuru w'Imvaho Nshya ariko ibibazo yabajijwe agasubiza ko atabizi ni ikibazo kigaragaza ko nta bushake yari afite bwo gutanga amakuru kuko hari icyo yikekaga kijyanye n'imikorere itari myiza mu gutanga serivisi. Kudatanga amakuru, Umuyobozi w'Akarere yagize ati "Ni inshingano gutanga amakuru, ari abaturage kimwe n\'abaje bagana ubuyobozi bakakirwa neza".  Kuba Mujawamaliya yarahamagaye Umunyamabanga Nshingwabikorwa w\'Umurenge Bihezande Idrissa akamubwira ko hari umuntu wiriwe agendagenda mu kagari batamuzi noneho we agasaba polisi yo ku murenge gufata moto iri buhace ihetse umugore ahageze ntibanamumenye kuko yahamaze igihe kigera ku isaha n\'igice. Nyuma umupolisi ushinzwe iperereza yegereye umunyamakuru amusaba ko bavugana, bajya mu biro bye amubaza aho aturuka ngo kuko yari abwiwe ko hari umuntu uri mu murenge batazi. Umunyamakuru yasabwe ibyangombwa arabibereka bamusubiza ko ngo Mujawamaliya yari yababwiye ko atazwi.  Igihe umunyamakuru yari agiye gusinyisha urupapuro rw\'ubutumwa bw\'akazi ku murenge ntibyashobotse kuko ubwo yahamagaye umunyamabanga akaba n\'umucungamutungo w\'Umurenge wa Mbuye yamusubije ko nta kashe ihari ngo Umunyamabanga Nshingwabikorwa w\'Umurenge yayijyanye mu nama ku karere. Ubusanzwe itegeko riteganya ko kashe iguma mu biro, nk\'uko byasobanuwe n\'Umuyobozi w\'Akarere ka Ruhango. Ibi byose bigaragaza ko uriya Munyamabanga Nshingwabikorwa w\'Akagari ka Kabuga, Mujawamaliya Béatha  yateranyije umunyamakuru ku buyobozi bumukuriye agamije guhisha amakuru amwerekeyeho, kuko nta kuntu yemeye kuvugana n\'umuntu atazi aho bari bicaye hanze mu gasantere ka Mponda abaturage babareba ko bari kuganira ku manywa y\'ihangu ahubwo bagatangazwa no kumva ahakana avuga ko icyo kibazo atakizi, byongeye byerekeye akazi ashinzwe nubwo mu by\'ukuri yahakanye ibyo yabajijwe. Bihezande Idrissa, Umunyamabanga Nshingwabikorwa w\'Umurenge wa Mbuye yatangarije Imvaho Nshya ko ikibazo bakizi ko habayeho guterana amagambo hagati y\'umuturage n\'umuyobozi w\'Akagari ka Kabuga ku buryo ngo umuturage yashatse kumurwanya na we yirwanaho baba barafatanye bararwana abari aho barabakiza. Mu gukemura icyo kibazo cy\'urugomo n\'amakimbirane, Bihezande yagize ati"Uwakubiswe yasabwe kubanza akivuza, hagati aha polisi yakoze dosiye iri mu bushinjacyaha nakira ikibazo cye kizakurikiranwa gikemurwe". Abajijwe ku bufasha hagati aha bwaba buhabwa uwo wivuza yasubije ko ari we ubwe wivuza, ko birangiye  ibisubizo byo kwa muganga bikagaragaza ikibazo ari bwo Mujawamaliya Béatha azishyura. Ikindi ni uko uwo Mujawamaliya ngo yahaje ahawe uburyo bwo kwikosora kuko n\'aho yari avuye mu murenge wa Byimana na wo wo mu karere ka Ruhango ngo yahavuye bitifashe neza. Yavuze ko amakuru atangwa n\'abaturage yose ataba ari ukuri bisaba kuyasesengura, bityo yashimangiye ko icyo kibazo cy\'imirwano hagati y\'umuturage n\'umuyobozi gikomeje gukurikiranwa ku buryo hafatwa ingamba wikwiriye. Icyerekezo cy\'ubuyobozi bwiza ni ukumva abayoborwa Bwana Mbabazi, Umuyobozi w\'Akarere ka Ruhango yavuze ko icyerekezo cy\'imiyoborere myiza irangwa n\'abayobozi bakira neza abaturage n\'ababagana bakabatega amatwi bagakemura ibibazo byabo mu mucyo. Umuyobozi afite inshingano yo kwita ku bo ashinzwe akuzuza neza inshingano z\'ubuyobozi. Nta umuntu wemerewe gukubita undi kuko hari amategeko abihana, bityo n\'umuyobozi amahame ngenderwaho ntamwemerera gukubita uwo ari we wese. Ubuyobozi bw\'Akarere bwavuze ko bugiye gukurikirana vuba na bwangu icyo kibazo cyùuburyo ubuyobozi bwo mu kagari ka Kabuga butanogeye abaturage. Si uwo gusa kuko hari n'undi witwa Uwimana Claudine nyirabukwe yagurishirije ikibanza, Umunyamabanga Nshingwabikorwa akemeza iryo gurishwa n'umugabo witwa Noheli kandi yari "isambu y'amasunzu" yahawe Uwimana. Urwo rubanza rwatsinze Uwimana guhera mu kagari kugeza ku murenge, ariko nyuma yigira inama yo kurugarura mu bunzi aratsinda. Abaturage bazi icyo kibazo baragize bati « Naba n'abunzi ni bo bagerageza guca neza imanza bagashyira mu gaciro, naho ubundi ubuyobozi bw'Akagari ntacyo butumariye, ahubwo buhora budutera ubwoba ngo tuzarebe ahandi tujya kuburega".  Mukamuhizi yivurije ku kigo nderabuzima cya Mbuye tariki ya 17 Kanama 2012, kimwohereza ku bitaro bya Kinazi  yumvise arushaho kuremba. Yakomereje ku  ku bitaro bya polisi ku Kacyiru na byo bimwohereza guca mu cyuma (scanner) ku bitaro bikuru bya kaminuza bya Kigali (CHUK).    Muri ako gace ka Kabuga, abaturage batanga amakuru bafite ubwoba bikanga ko umuyobozi yabamerera nabi. Ikindi ni uko bishisha abanyamakuru, ku buryo twasabye umunyamabanga akaba n'umucungamutungo w'Umurenge wa Mbuye kunshyirira umukono ku rupapuro rw'ubutumwa bw'akazi akambwira ko kashe yatwawe n'Umunyamabanga Nshingwabikorwa w'Umurenge kandi nyamara bamwe mu bari aho bakambwira ko hari abo amaze kuyiterera ku byangombwa. Mu gihe Minisitiri w'ubutegetsi bw'igihugu n'imibereho myiza y'abaturage ahora yibutsa ko abaturage bagomba guhabwa serivisi nziza kandi yihuse bakanitabwaho ndetse ko nta n'umuturage ugomba gusabwa ibitajyanye na serivisi akeneye, birababaje ko abaturage bo mu kagari ka Kabuga bayobozwa imigeri.

RWANDA: WITNESSES REVEAL FABRICATION OF EVIDENCE BY THE REGIME TO STIFLE POLITICAL OPPOSITION

http://www.fdu-rwanda.com/en/english-rwanda-witnesses-reveal-fabrication-of-evidence-by-the-regime-to-stifle-political-opposition RWANDA: WITNESSES REVEAL FABRICATION OF EVIDENCE BY THE REGIME TO STIFLE POLITICAL OPPOSITION. APRIL 12, 2012   New twist in the political trial of Ms. Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza is likely pre-emptying the prosecution case as defence witnesses have substantiated the role of the secret police in the fabrication of terror evidence. The open court testimony of Lt Colonel Michel Habimana, former spokesperson of the FDLR rebel group has confirmed international human rights concerns over trumped-up evidence and politically motivated prosecutorial wrongdoings. On 11 April 2012 hearing, the defence counsel told the court that, as a former prominent member of the FDLR rebel group, Michel Habimana had a lot to say about Vital Uwumuremyi, the key prosecution witness, in the case against Ms. Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza. Michel Habimana and Vital Uwumuremyi were arrested in the same circumstances, shared the same prison cell in military barracks for many months and were well known members of FDLR military wing. In this regard, the defence witness would be in a better position to shed light on the so-alleged collaboration between the FDLR and opposition parties, especially with FDU-INKINGI, and about the unknown CDF rebel group.   Called to the witness box, the witness told the court that when he arrived inRwandahe went through various detention centres, including military barracks. Later he was told that he had been sentenced to life imprisonment in absentia by a Gacaca court. His appeal never took place as he received the summon the day before the appeal hearing. Yet, the law provides for a period of at least 7 days. When he raised this flaw before the appeal chamber, he was told that he had to plead or lose his case. When he insisted on his constitutional rights, he was taken back to cell and up to date, he does not know the fate of his appeal. Nevertheless, the prosecution alleged that having been sentenced to life imprisonment, the defence witness could not be allowed to adduce any evidence. The defence lawyer objected to the prosecution statement and asked the court at least to hear the witness just for the court 's own information. The court ruled that it must be so but added that the witness will not be sworn in. The witness gave an extended chronology of the launching and the activities of the FDLR in Eastern Congo until the time when it merged with the branch that was inKinshasato form the FDLR-FOCA. Since its inception in 2000-2003, the FDLR FOCA expressed willingness to work with other political parties. The first attempt was with Democratic National Pact (PDN-IGIHANGO) that short-lived. Ever since, there was no more collaboration between the FDLR and other political parties. After theRomeagreement in 2005, internal wrangles split the rebellion into two factions. The original FDLR stayed apart while the FDLR CMC was prone to political collaboration with other political organisations but none of those factions discussed with Ms Ingabire's political party. The witness said that as far as the party FDU-INKINGI was concerned, both sides could not find a common ground because FDU-INKINGI was against the military struggle. The party FDU-INKINGI suggested that if there had to be cooperation, the FDLR would go back toRwandaand work as a political organisation. When examined on the circumstances of the creation of a so-called Bahama battalion by Lt Col Tharcisse Nditurende, witness Michel Habimana explained that the disagreements between commanders flushed out Nditurende, who took with him about 30 soldiers under his command for survival. No action was taken against him by his hierarchy though they suspected he might end up going back toRwandaas many others had done before. Mme Victoire et ses avocats Defence counsel, Gatera Gashabana, said that he wanted Michel Habimana to say something about the mission that was given to him by intelligence services to go to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to convince other FDLR members to return toRwandawhen he was in detention. Following prosecutor's objection, the judge ordered that no question could be raised on that issue. In response, the defence counsel said that it was fine if the court was refusing to know the truth. Then the judge ordered the witness to step out of the courtroom while Defence counsel, explained how the prosecutor's key witness Major Vital Uwumuremyi was working for intelligence services and thus was instrumental to tailor his testimony to match the prosecutor's theory of the case. The counsel complained about the lack of interest for the court to know the truth because of a clear double standard siding too closely with the prosecutor's wishes to trash the testimony of a witness who has shared for two months a prison cell with its protégé in a military intelligence detention facility within the "Kami barracks" and especially when there is overwhelming evidence that Vital Uwumuremyi was carrying on intelligence missions within the DRC on behalf of the Military Intelligence. The witness confessed how they were approached to help in the planting and inducing evidence against Madame Victoire Ingabire before her return toRwanda.   The court asked the counsel to explain how he came to know that Vital Uwumuremyi worked for intelligence services. The counsel responded that evidence could be found in the minutes of the hearing of Prosecutor's witness Lieutenant Karuta (quote no 55). But still open court discussions on Vital Uwumuremyi's job for Military Intelligence service were denied and the high court refused to hear details on regular intelligence collaboration even during the detention in Kami military detention. The witness highlighted the position and rank of Vital Uwumuremyi within the FDLR as follows: "he has never been a Major. The highest rank he reached was S/Lieutenant. He never completed his secondary school education and was not in the army before 1994. He was a driver before leavingRwandaand he only received some military training in DRC at the end of 1998. 2004-2005 He attended a cadet officers training course meant for those who did not complete secondary education and was commissioned S/Lieutenant. Promotions usually happened after 3 years. He could not have been promoted to the rank of major because 3 years had not elapsed when we returned toRwanda. Even if he had been promoted he could not have jumped to the rank of Major. In all different places where both men were detained together including their incarceration in Gisenyi, Vital Uwumuremyi confessed his intelligence jobs on behalf of the RDF military intelligence to lure his colleagues into deadly traps, ending up captured while trying to meet him. For others, he would indicate where they were hiding and they would be arrested. He also pointed out that those who were sceptical about his calls narrowly escaped capture, death or forced repatriation. The witness provided the example of an officer named Adolphe lured into an ambush, captured and detained in Kami military intelligence. When they met face to face within the Kami prison, Adolphe was enraged when he saw Vital Uwumuremyi and seized him by the throat accusing him of betrayal…" Michel Habimana also told the court that when they were in detention in Kami military barracks in 2009, under advices of people believed to be intelligence officers, Vital Uwumuremyi tried to recruit him to wage charges and false allegations against Ms. Victoire Ingabire, so she can be thrown out of the race in the upcoming presidential elections. The witness told the court that he has never heard about the so called CDF rebel group, He pointed out that if it ever existed, he would have known. Yesterday, Tuesday April 10, 2012, a prosecution expert, Phocas Nsabimana, surprised the court when he deeply differed with the prosecution on the issue regarding membership recruitment by FDU-INKINGI chairperson, Ms. Ingabire. Unlike the prosecution who would like to say that Ms. Ingabire recruited disgruntled people and those whose relatives had been killed or put in jail, the prosecution expert said that he recruited people of high morals, without any other consideration. The issue of terrorism did not arise anywhere during his recruiting mission. Today's hearing shows beyond any doubt the collusion between the prosecution and the court in framing the questions to be asked or not to the witnesses and in blocking the questions that expose the weaknesses of the prosecution case. In a normal criminal justice system based upon the presumption of innocence and due process, Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza would be out jail and continuing her political career instead of being tried by politically motivated overzealous prosecutors and kangaroo courts. FDU-INKINGI Boniface Twagirimana Interim Vice President